AUSTIN — Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $723,030 in Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery grants to improve streets as well as water, sewer, and public facilities in Goliad County.

"Hurricane Harvey devastated communities across the Texas Coast," said Commissioner Bush. "These recovery funds are critical to improving local infrastructure that will protect lives, homes and businesses from future storms. We continue to work with our partners in communities across the region to leverage these resources efficiently and effectively to benefit Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. 

With these funds, Goliad County will be able to install new permanent generators at the La Bahia and Berclair water wells. Additionally, Goliad County will replace damaged flooring, upgrade bathrooms to be ADA compliant, install new plumbing and a new generator at the Goliad County Emergency Shelter.

Finally, Goliad County will make street improvements in the following locations:

• Pepe Road - Perez Street to end of Pepe Road
• Ramirez Road - Perez Road to Laso Road
• Barnard Road - Cortines Road to S. Jefferson Street
• Camino La Bahia - Barnard Road to Lopez Road
• San Fernando Road - S. Jefferson Street to Alcalde De La Bahia
• Cortines Road - Alcalde De La Bahia to Garza Road
• Perez Road - Ramirez Road to S. Jefferson Street
• Hernandez Road - Alcalde De La Bahia to Perez Road

Texas GLO Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funds:

Commissioner George P. Bush and the Texas General Land Office was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to lead the historic Hurricane Harvey housing recovery efforts funded by $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The GLO allocated $413 million of the allocation for infrastructure projects to protect communities affected by the storm. The GLO allocated the funds to regional Council of Governments’ (COGs) based on a HUD approved needs assessment. The locally-led COGs then conducted methods of distribution (MODs) for determining infrastructure and buyout and acquisition amounts for cities and counties within each jurisdiction. COG boards are comprised of officials from the impacted communities elected in part to prioritize funds allocated for recovery programs. The MOD process requires public engagement and the GLO reviewed each MOD for compliance with federal rules and requirements before approving each plan.

To review the approved MODs, please visit https://recovery.texas.gov/action-plans/hurricane-harvey/index.html.