HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-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-1791-TX

Declared

Sep 13, 2008

Public assistance

$726K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,182

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$381K

Emergency Protective Measures$259K

Buildings and Equipment$50K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$24K

Roads and Bridges$8K

Utilities$4K

Total PA obligated$726K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$607K

Renter-approved dollars$79K

Intake IHP dollars$1.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,182

About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

DR-1791-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newton County, Texas, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2008 through Oct 2, 2008. 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.