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San Angelo residents now able to apply for FEMA assistance after Texas flooding

President Trump has officially added Tom Green County to the Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance Support from FEMA, according to a release from U.S. Rep. August Pfluger's office. On Friday, Pfluger, R-San Angelo, announced that Tom Green and San Saba counties have been added to the list that now includes Burnet, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson Counties for Individual Assistance. Kendall, Kimble, Menard, and San Saba Counties were also added for Public Assistance, including direct Federal assistance. If you have been impacted by the floods, visit the FEMA website to request support at San Angelo Mayor Tom Thompson said the efforts of the citizens submitting flood survey's over the past six days have paid off. "Residents of San Angelo may now be eligible to apply for individual assistance through FEMA," Thompson said. "This IA declaration will also potentially open up additional federal recovery funding programs for our citizens and businesses. "On behalf of the City, I want to sincerely thank every person who completed a disaster assessment and every volunteer who stepped up to help. This is a great step forward towards the road of recovery for our community. We will continue to share recovery program information updates as they become available. To every citizen of San Angelo—you should be proud of what you've accomplished." Tom Green County Judge Lane Carter said the efforts in formulating the data needed from the citizens are finally coming to fruition. "We owe a huge thanks to Congressman August Pfluger and his office for assisting with this and moving the ball down the field," Carter said. "We owe a tremendous amount of thanks to the volunteers who assisted our citizens in this effort. The recovery efforts are one step at a time, but at this rate, we will overcome." In a special meeting held by the city council on Thursday afternoon, Shane Kelton Executive Director of Public Work with the city said there were 1,520 iSTAT Damage Surveys were submitted. He said 705 homes had minor damage, 463 with major damage and 58 homes were considered a total loss. More: Police, City of San Angelo issue order of restricted areas due to flooding More: San Angelo pets in need after historic flood This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Tom Green County residents can now apply for FEMA flood assistance