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	<a href="http://www.lessonsinlaw.com/texas-and-federal-resources-for-hurricane-harvey-survivors/hurricane-harvey-disaster-relief/" rel="attachment wp-att-1689"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1689" height="229" src="http://www.lessonsinlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hurricane-Harvey-disaster-relief-300x229.jpg" width="300" srcset="http://www.lessonsinlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hurricane-Harvey-disaster-relief-300x229.jpg 300w, http://www.lessonsinlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hurricane-Harvey-disaster-relief.jpg 463w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On August 25th, President Trump issued a <a href="https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/08/25/president-donald-j-trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-texas" target="_blank">Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Texas</a> making federal funds available for emergency work and individuals and businesses owners who sustain damage as a result of Hurricane Harvey.&nbsp;</span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Gov. Greg Abbott also issued a <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/Disaster-Proclamation-Issued-For-30-Texas-Counties-in-Anticipation-Of-Tropical-Depression-Harvey-Making-Landfall" target="_blank">disaster proclamation for 30 Texas counties</a> in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey&#39;s landfall. &nbsp;On August 26, he <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-requests-additional-counties-for-hurricane-harvey-disaster-declaration" target="_blank">amended the proclamation to add 20 more counties</a>. The complete list of counties include: Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bee, Bexar, Brazos, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Colorado, Comal, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kerr, Kleberg, Lee, Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Live Oak, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Tyler, Victoria, Waller, Walker, Washington, Wharton, Willacy, and Wilson.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Those affected by Hurricane Harvey can find recovery-related resources with the following agencies:</span></span>
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	<font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.disasterassistance.gov/" target="_blank">DisasterAssistance.Gov</a></strong> &#8211; This site procides disaster survivors with information, support, services and a way to appy for disaster assistance through data sharing between federal, tribal, state, local and private partners.</span></font>
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	<font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.benefits.gov/" target="_blank"><strong>Government Benefits Search</strong></a> &#8211; Provides links for SNAP, Medicaid, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, School Lunch Program, and TANF.</span></font>
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	<font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/" target="_blank"><strong>Register yourself as safe.</strong></a> &nbsp;<a href="https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/" target="_blank">Visit the American Red Cross Safe and Well site</a> to let friends and family know that you are safe. &nbsp;Concerned family and friends can also search for a list of those who have registered themselves as &quot;safe and well&quot;.</span></font>
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	<font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://www.redcross.org/" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a> &#8211;&nbsp;</span></font><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">(800)HELP-NOW</span></span>
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