FEMAEM-3290-TXEmergencyDeclared August 29, 2008
EM-3290-TX: Texas Hurricane Gustav
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Texas (EM-3290-TX) on August 29, 2008 for the incident of August 27, 2008 to September 7, 2008; it covers 61 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $27.4 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3290-TX (also written FEMA-3290-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Gustav
- Incident period
- August 27, 2008 to September 7, 2008
- Declared
- August 29, 2008
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 emergency declarations for Texas in 2008
- Status
- closed out on October 15, 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 | — |
| Aransas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Austin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bexar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bowie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brazoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brazos (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brooks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chambers (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Collin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colorado (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeWitt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Denton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| El Paso (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fort Bend (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Galveston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Goliad (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hidalgo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jim Hogg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jim Wells (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kenedy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kleberg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lavaca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lubbock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Matagorda (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Navarro (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nueces (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Refugio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sabine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Jacinto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Patricio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Starr (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tarrant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tom Green (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Travis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Victoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Waller (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Webb (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?
$27.4 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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3290. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.