HOUSTON – After a fire displaced hundreds at a Spring Branch apartment complex on Aug. 19, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request federal officials join local and state partners in assessing the damage.
These assessments will help determine whether Texas meets federal thresholds for various forms of disaster assistance.
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“Texas is grateful for the swift action of brave firefighters who battled the Spring Branch neighborhood apartment complex fire,” Abbott said. “Today, I directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request joint preliminary damage assessments with the U.S Small Business Administration. This joint effort will help determine whether Texas is eligible for federal disaster assistance needed for Texans in the Spring Branch neighborhood to recover and rebuild.”
What happened
The fire happened at a complex on Teague Road just south of Kempwood.
Video shot from Beltway 8 by KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry showed the plume of smoke off in the distance from the fire…