Two days after Gov. Greg Abbott requested it, President Donald Trump on
Wednesday declared that a major disaster exists in Texas because of an outbreak
of the novel coronavirus.
Trump ordered federal monetary assistance to supplement state and local
recovery efforts in areas affected by COVID-19 beginning on Jan. 20 "and
continuing," said a White House release.
The money will help the state and Texas’ local governments and
nonprofits take "emergency protective measures, including direct federal
assistance, for all areas" affected by the disease, it said. As Abbott
requested, the declaration also freed up
federal funds for crisis counseling.
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