Public Notices

The final public notices shall satisfy three separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The proposed activities will assist homeowners still affected by the impacts of the 2024 Texas severe storms and flooding, including Hurricane Beryl (Beryl). 

The following county notices have a publication date of June 3, 2025. Written comments must be received by GLO at the following address on or before June 18, 2025:

Texas General Land Office

ATTN: David Camarena, Director

Community Development & Revitalization (CDR) Division

PO Box 12873, Austin TX 78711-2873

Notice is hereby given that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) is seeking public comment on Draft Amendment 18 to the Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.  The draft amendment 18 will be available for public comment for 30 days. 

The amendment includes the following changes requested by Harris County and the City of Houston:

• Harris County Administered Disaster Recovery Programs 

  • Reimbursement Program reduces the amount of projected benefit to low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons to $24,500,000 and the Commercial Buyout Program increases the LMI benefit amount to $7,781,915. This increases the LMI benefit amount for Harris County to $688,660,740. 

  • Homeowner Reimbursement Program reduces the Deferred Payment Loan/Forgivable Promissory Note from 5 years to 1 year.

  • Residential Buyout, Single Family New Construction, and the Local Infrastructure Programs add acquisition as an eligible activity.

• City of Houston Administered Disaster Recovery Programs

  • Homeowner Assistance Program (HoAP) eliminates the 20-year lien compliance period for assistance over $80,000 and replaces the compliance period to a 3-year unsecured compliance period for assistance over $20,000.

  • Single Family Development Program increases maximum award per development from $20,000,000 to $40,000,000.

  • Economic Revitalization Program adds small businesses (as defined by the SBA) as an eligible entity.

All comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2025. Per federal requirements, the GLO must respond to public comments before the amendment can be sent to HUD for final approval.

• State Action Plan - Amendment 18 to the $5B Action Plan for Hurricane Harvey
• Plan de Recuperación de Desastre del Estado de Texas - Enmienda 18
• Kế hoạch Phục hồi sau Thiên tai của Bang Texas: Bản điều chỉnh 18
• خطة ولاية تكساس من أجل التعافي من الكوارث: التعديل رقم 18
• 德克萨斯州灾后重建计划: 修正案18
• 18اسٹیٹ ایکشن پلان، ترمیمی 

The GLO will accept comments via USPS mail, fax, email or through the GLO’s website:

Texas General Land Office Community Development and Revitalization

P.O. Box 12873 Austin, TX 78711-2873

Fax: 512-475-5150

cdr@recovery.texas.gov 

The GLO has the following services available to encourage citizen participation:

• Language assistance available by request, please call (512) 463-5139 or toll free at (844) 893-8937; or email cdr@recovery.texas.gov. To request translation assistance with documents, events or other information, please leave a detailed message with your name, phone number and questions, and an interpreter will return your call with additional information.
• Speech or hearing impaired: 7-1-1
• TTD / TTY device: 1-844-893-8937 (toll free)
• For more information visit: Texas RELAY