CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has requested the Small Business Administration issue a disaster declaration for areas affected by Sinton’s Welder Fire, his office announced in a news release Tuesday.
The additional declaration would allow businesses access to low-interest loans in order to rebuild homes and businesses in San Patricio and bordering counties.
Abbott added San Patricio to a wildfire disaster declaration that included numerous other Texas counties in February, and renewed that declaration March 4, the day before the Welder Fire on March 5…