Monday, July 20, 2009

Once Again, Texas Leads the Way

Texas: State of Disaster | Beyond The Beyond: "In letters to Gov. Rick Perry in February asking him to declare a state of emergency, officials in Bastrop and Caldwell counties said the areas were “facing significant threats to life, health and property” because of the persistent drought and had an “inability or the limited ability for recovery from such losses.”

Williamson and Travis counties soon followed with their disaster declarations.

Perry relayed those concerns to federal officials in March, saying the losses suffered by farmers and ranchers in Texas’ 254 counties “exceed state, local and private sector assistance capabilities” to handle."

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