FEMADR-4223-TXMajor disasterDeclared May 29, 2015
DR-4223-TX: Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-4223-TX) on May 29, 2015 for the incident of May 4, 2015 to June 22, 2015; it covers 113 designated areas. FEMA had approved $57.5 million for 12,950 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $157.4 million in Public Assistance (as of September 14, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4223-TX (also written FEMA-4223-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding
- Incident period
- May 4, 2015 to June 22, 2015
- Declared
- May 29, 2015
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Texas in 2015
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- August 27, 2015
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Archer (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Atascosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Austin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bastrop (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Blanco (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bosque (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bowie (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brazoria (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Burleson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Caldwell (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Callahan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Collingsworth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Comal (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Comanche (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cooke (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coryell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dallas (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DeWitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Delta (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Denton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dickens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Eastland (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ellis (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Erath (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fannin (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fayette (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fort Bend (County) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Frio (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gaines (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garza (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gillespie (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gonzales (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grayson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grimes (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Guadalupe (County) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Hall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harris (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Harrison (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hartley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hays (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Henderson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hidalgo (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hill (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hood (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hopkins (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jack (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jim Wells (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Johnson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kaufman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kendall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Liberty (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lubbock (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lynn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Madison (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McLennan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Milam (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montague (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Navarro (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nueces (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Palo Pinto (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Parker (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Real (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Red River (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Refugio (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Robertson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rusk (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sabine (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| San Augustine (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| San Jacinto (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Shelby (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smith (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Somervell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Starr (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tarrant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Throckmorton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tom Green (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Travis (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trinity (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Uvalde (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Van Zandt (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Victoria (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Walker (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waller (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wharton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wichita (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Williamson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wilson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wise (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Young (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Zavala (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?
12,950households approved for help (IHP)
$57.5 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$45.1 millionof it for housing
$12.3 millionof it for other needs
$157.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$26.3 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 14, 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/4223. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on August 27, 2015.