Governor Greg Abbott has requested a disaster declaration for Dallas County and surrounding areas impacted by tornadoes, thunderstorms and damaging straight-line winds earlier this month.
If approved, the declaration from would provide federal assistance through disaster loans for North Texas counties through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
“This disaster declaration will be a critical step for Texans and communities in North Texas to recover and rebuild after extreme weather earlier this month,” Abbott said in a press release Monday. “The approval of this SBA assistance will help impacted Texans in Dallas County and surrounding areas access crucial, low-interest loans.”…