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FEDERAL FUNDS TO ASSIST COUNTY IN FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTIES BUY OUT

November 20, 2019 - 00:00
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Ed Sterling

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Thursday, Nov. 14, announced the Texas General Land Office’s approval of $21,155,575 in Hurricane Harvey funds for Fort Bend County to conduct a buyout program. In the late summer of 2017, record-heavy rainfall brought by Hurricane Harvey catastrophically flooded streets and homes. Fort Bend County will use the funds to conduct a buyout program targeting approximately 100 homes most vulnerable to flooding. The funds come from a much larger pool of federal assistance. Bush was appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to lead Hurricane Harvey housing recovery efforts funded by $5.7 billion in Community Development Block ...

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