HURRICANE RITA

DR-1606-TX affected Newton County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1606-TX

Declared

Sep 24, 2005

Public assistance

$2.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,349

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$903K

Buildings and Equipment$188K

Roads and Bridges$120K

Debris Removal$61K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$45K

Water Control Facilities$34K

Total PA obligated$2.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$11.1M

Renter-approved dollars$2.5M

Intake IHP dollars$27.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.2M

Tracked registrations6,349

About this declaration

What DR-1606-TX means

DR-1606-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newton County, Texas, with an incident window starting Sep 23, 2005 through Oct 14, 2005. 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 Newton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.