FEMADR-1287-TXMajor disasterDeclared August 22, 1999
DR-1287-TX: Texas Hurricane Bret
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-1287-TX) on August 22, 1999 for the incident of August 21, 1999 to August 26, 1999; it covers 13 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $3.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1287-TX (also written FEMA-1287-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Bret
- Incident period
- August 21, 1999 to August 26, 1999
- Declared
- August 22, 1999
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Texas in 1999
- Status
- closed out on August 27, 2010
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- October 31, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brooks (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hidalgo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jim Hogg (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jim Wells (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kenedy (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kleberg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nueces (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| San Patricio (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Willacy (County) | — | Yes | 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?
$3.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$3.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/1287. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.