Help Remains after Disaster Recovery Center Closes in Brazoria County

AUSTIN, Texas – A State of Texas/Federal Disaster Recovery Center in the city of Oyster Creek will close permanently at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. However, help is just a mouse click, phone call or a tap on the FEMA app away.

The center is at the following location:

Brazoria County Facility Warehouse

1620 FM 523 Road

Oyster Creek, TX 77541

Individuals and businesses in counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods can still get help, and register if they still haven’t done so, in the following ways:

  • Online atgov.
  • Calling the FEMA Helpline at (800)621-3362(voice, 711/VRS-Video RelayService) (TTY: (800)462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press forSpanish).
  • Via the FEMA app, available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download visit:gov/mobile-app.
  • fema.gov/DRC.

Homeowners, renters and businesses in Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Lee, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Polk, Refugio, Sabine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Tyler, Victoria, Waller, Walker and Wharton counties may be eligible for help.

For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at www.fema.gov/disaster/4332, or Facebook atwww.facebook.com/FEMAharvey, the FEMA Region6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6, or the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at www.dps.texas.gov/dem/.