Disaster detail

HURRICANE ALEX

DR-1931-TX affected Cameron County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1931-TX
Declared
Aug 3, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$1.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
806
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$582K
Utilities$84K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$18K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Debris Removal$6K
Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$928K
Renter-approved dollars$55K
Intake IHP dollars$2.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations806
About this declaration

What DR-1931-TX means

DR-1931-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cameron County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jun 30, 2010 through Aug 14, 2010. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Cameron County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.