FEMAEM-3540-TXEmergencyDeclared August 24, 2020
EM-3540-TX: Texas Tropical Storms Marco and Laura
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Texas (EM-3540-TX) on August 24, 2020 for the incident of August 23, 2020 to August 27, 2020; it covers 62 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $57.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3540-TX (also written FEMA-3540-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Hurricane: Tropical Storms Marco and Laura
- Incident period
- August 23, 2020 to August 27, 2020
- Declared
- August 24, 2020
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 4 emergency declarations for Texas in 2020
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Angelina (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Aransas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bexar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bowie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brazoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Camp (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chambers (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ellis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fort Bend (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Galveston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gregg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grimes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kenedy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kleberg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Matagorda (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nueces (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Panola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Red River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Refugio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rusk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sabine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Augustine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Jacinto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Patricio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tarrant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Titus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Travis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Upshur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Victoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Waller (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wharton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Willacy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wood (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?
$57.3 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.
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/3540. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.