FEMAEM-3277-TXEmergencyDeclared August 18, 2007
EM-3277-TX: Texas Hurricane Dean
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Texas (EM-3277-TX) on August 18, 2007 for the incident of August 17, 2007 to September 5, 2007; it covers 32 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $15.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3277-TX (also written FEMA-3277-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Dean
- Incident period
- August 17, 2007 to September 5, 2007
- Declared
- August 18, 2007
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Texas in 2007
- Status
- closed out on October 16, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bexar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brazoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brooks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chambers (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fort Bend (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Galveston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Goliad (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hidalgo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jim Wells (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kenedy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kleberg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Live Oak (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Matagorda (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McLennan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nueces (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Refugio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Patricio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tarrant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Travis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Victoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wharton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Willacy (County) | — | 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?
$15.3 millionPublic Assistance 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/3277. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.