Disaster detail

HURRICANE ALEX

DR-1931-TX affected Starr 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
$500K
Project obligations
Registrations
202
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$231K
Roads and Bridges$155K
Utilities$105K
Debris Removal$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Buildings and Equipment$375
Total PA obligated$500K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$813K
Renter-approved dollars$139K
Intake IHP dollars$1.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations202
About this declaration

What DR-1931-TX means

DR-1931-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Starr 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 Starr County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.