FEMADR-1179-TXMajor disasterDeclared July 7, 1997
DR-1179-TX: Texas Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-1179-TX) on July 7, 1997 for the incident of June 21, 1997 to July 15, 1997; it covers 21 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1179-TX (also written FEMA-1179-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- June 21, 1997 to July 15, 1997
- Declared
- July 7, 1997
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Texas in 1997
- Status
- closed out on March 11, 2009
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandera (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bexar (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Blanco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Burnet (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Comal (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Eastland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gillespie (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Goliad (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Guadalupe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hays (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Kendall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kerr (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Kimble (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Llano (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Medina (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Real (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Saba (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Travis (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Uvalde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1179. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.