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Major disaster
DR-1606-TX: Hurricane Rita
Major disaster declaration for Texas, declared 09/24/2005 for a hurricane. Covers 254 designated areas.
Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.
- Declared
- 09/24/2005
- Incident began
- 09/23/2005
- Incident ended
- 10/14/2005
- Areas
- 254
Programs approved
Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened
- Individuals & HouseholdsGrants to households for temporary housing, repairs and other needs
- Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
- Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
- Hazard MitigationFunds to reduce future risk, such as elevating homes or buyouts
People in approved areas can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362.
Designated areas
Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide
| Area | Added | Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Andrews County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Angelina County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Aransas County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Archer County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Armstrong County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Atascosa County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Austin County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bailey County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bandera County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bastrop County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Baylor County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bee County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bexar County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Blanco County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Borden County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bosque County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Bowie County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Brazoria County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Brazos County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Brewster County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Briscoe County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Brooks County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Brown County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Burleson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Burnet County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Caldwell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Calhoun County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Callahan County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Cameron County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Camp County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Carson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Cass County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Castro County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Chambers County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Cherokee County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Childress County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Clay County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Cochran County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Coke County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Coleman County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Collin County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Collingsworth County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Colorado County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Comal County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Comanche County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Concho County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Cooke County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Coryell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Cottle County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Crane County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Crockett County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Crosby County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Culberson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Dallam County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Dallas County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Dawson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| DeWitt County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Deaf Smith County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Delta County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Denton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Dickens County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Dimmit County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Donley County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Duval County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Eastland County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Ector County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Edwards County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| El Paso County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Ellis County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Erath County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Falls County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Fannin County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Fayette County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Fisher County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Floyd County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Foard County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Fort Bend County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Franklin County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Freestone County | 09/24/2005 | PA |
| Frio County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Gaines County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Galveston County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Garza County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Gillespie County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Glasscock County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Goliad County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Gonzales County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Gray County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Grayson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Gregg County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Grimes County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Guadalupe County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hale County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hall County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hamilton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hansford County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hardeman County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hardin County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Harris County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Harrison County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hartley County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Haskell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hays County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hemphill County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Henderson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hidalgo County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hill County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hockley County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hood County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hopkins County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Houston County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Howard County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hudspeth County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hunt County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Hutchinson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Irion County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jack County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jackson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jasper County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Jeff Davis County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jefferson County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Jim Hogg County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jim Wells County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Johnson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Jones County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Karnes County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kaufman County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kendall County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kenedy County | 09/24/2005 | PA |
| Kent County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kerr County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kimble County | 09/24/2005 | PA |
| King County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kinney County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Kleberg County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Knox County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| La Salle County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lamar County | 09/24/2005 | PA |
| Lamb County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lampasas County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lavaca County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lee County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Leon County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Liberty County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Limestone County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lipscomb County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Live Oak County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Llano County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Loving County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lubbock County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Lynn County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Madison County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Marion County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Martin County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Mason County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Matagorda County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Maverick County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| McCulloch County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| McLennan County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| McMullen County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Medina County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Menard County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Midland County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Milam County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Mills County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Mitchell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Montague County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Montgomery County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Moore County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Morris County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Motley County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Nacogdoches County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Navarro County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Newton County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Nolan County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Nueces County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Ochiltree County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Oldham County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Orange County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Palo Pinto County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Panola County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Parker County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Parmer County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Pecos County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Polk County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Potter County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Presidio County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Rains County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Randall County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Reagan County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Real County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Red River County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Reeves County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Refugio County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Roberts County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Robertson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Rockwall County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Runnels County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Rusk County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Sabine County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| San Augustine County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| San Jacinto County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| San Patricio County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| San Saba County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Schleicher County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Scurry County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Shackelford County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Shelby County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Sherman County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Smith County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Somervell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Starr County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Stephens County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Sterling County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Stonewall County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Sutton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Swisher County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Tarrant County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Taylor County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Terrell County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Terry County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Throckmorton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Titus County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Tom Green County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Travis County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Trinity County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Tyler County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Upshur County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Upton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Uvalde County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Val Verde County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Van Zandt County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Victoria County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Walker County | 09/24/2005 | IHIAPAHM |
| Waller County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Ward County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Washington County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Webb County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wharton County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wheeler County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wichita County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wilbarger County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Willacy County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Williamson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wilson County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Winkler County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wise County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Wood County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Yoakum County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Young County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Zapata County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
| Zavala County | 09/24/2005 | PAHM |
IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.
Declaration details
- FEMA number
- DR-1606-TX
- Type
- Major disaster
- Incident type
- Hurricane
- Title
- Hurricane Rita
- Individual Assistance deadline
- 04/10/2006
- Closed out
- 12/01/2019
The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.
FEMA page for DR-1606-TXSource: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026
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