Beryl Recovery Information - What you need to know

KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) - We are updating this page regularly with the most recent information to help you recover from Hurricane Beryl, so check back often.

FEMA Recovery Assistance

Visit: disasterassistance.gov.

The deadline is near for FEMA disaster recovery assistance. Click here for more information.

Check the Covering Katy Facebook page daily for the list of areas where debris collection is happening. Below are the instructions for how to separate debris for pick up.

Fort Bend County

Debris Removal Instructions

Fort Bend County Debris pick-up questions:

Call Center:

Direct Number: 608 492 0522
Toll-Free Number: 833 307 9937

HOW TO PREPARE FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL

Fort Bend County

Debris Removal Instructions

CITY OF KATY DEBRIS REMOVAL INFORMATION

Residential debris operations have started.
The City will collect vegetative materials first and return for fencing material.
Texas Pride Disposal has resumed garbage service on its regular schedule.

CITY OF FULSHEAR DEBRIS REMOVAL INFORMATION

Storm debris vs. regular trash pickup

•GFL will conduct regular trash pick up Wednesday. Only household waste and recycling with a limit of 5 bags of grass clippings will be picked up. No vegetative debris or construction debris.

•Ft. Bend Co. Road and Bridge will continue its storm debris program across the area.

DO NOT MIX OR PLACE NORMAL HOUSEHOLD TRASH WITH STORM DEBRIS CURBSIDE.

QUESTIONS ABOUT DEBRIS REMOVAL?

Fort Bend Emergency Management

Fort Bend County Storm Debris Questions

INSURANCE QUESTIONS

TDI Texas

Homeowners Insurance Questions

OXYGEN - FREE BOTTLE REFILLS

Fort Bend County

Fort Bend EMS Free Oxygen

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Hold up on Disaster Relief Funds

I am at my wits end. FEMA had advised that there was money to provide immediate emergency assistance of $750 for the aftermath of Beryl. I applied on July 14th and was approved on July 18th. And I have been waiting ever since for this "emergency" money to be deposited in my account. Here is the timeline of what I have tried to do to find out if and when this money will be distributed.

July 14th Applied for assistance for two refrigerator/freezers packed full of food that had to be thrown out.
July 18th Approved for assistance.
July 22nd Called the Disaster assistance Hotline at 800-621-3362 and was told to wait ten days from the date it was approved to call again if money had not been deposited.
July 29th Called Disaster Assistance as they money had not yet been deposited. I was told that it would be in my account the next day.
July 31st Called Disaster Assistance as the money had not been deposited in my account. I was told that the money had not yet been released and they didn't know why I was told otherwise. I was referred to the state Health and Human Services disaster line for people who had been waiting more than 10 days for the money. I called 800-582-5230 and reached a recording telling me what they were there to do and then told they were not taking any calls at this time, and the phone was hung up.
August 1st called the HHS line and got the same recording.
August 2nd HHS line was again "not taking calls at this time, please call again."
August 3rd HHS line (their stated hours are 7am-7pm Monday through Sunday) reached same recording
August 4th and 5th HHS same recording
August 6th Called FEMA hotline again. I was told the money has still not been released and given the number for HHS line, where I got the same results as previous.
Meanwhile I posted a message on the NEXTDOOR app asking what others experiences were. They were all over the place. Some had applied and got the $750 within days. One woman applied and was approved within 24 hours and a FEMA agent came to her house to verify her need. She was offered money for a hotel, although the woman never left her home nor needed the hotel, but was denied money for the loss of food. Others have been waiting as long as I have and are just as frustrated.
I have written directly to FEMA at their contact email detailing these same issues but have not received an answer.
It seems to me that this would be a good issue to explore further. Agents who are giving out conflicting information. Agencies not taking calls (looking at you HHS). FEMA indicating this is emergency money than not treating the distribution of it as such.

Alice Denny 142 days ago