TX-FLOODING 10/18/98

DR-1257-TX affected Bexar County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1257-TX

Declared

Oct 21, 1998

Public assistance

$4.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$1.7M

Utilities$928K

Debris Removal$756K

Roads and Bridges$565K

Emergency Protective Measures$431K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$215K

Water Control Facilities$202K

Total PA obligated$4.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$0

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations0

About this declaration

What DR-1257-TX means

DR-1257-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bexar County, Texas, with an incident window starting Oct 17, 1998 through Nov 15, 1998. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Bexar County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.