KFDM-TV Channel Six News

KFDM-TV Channel Six News

"NEWS RELEASE FROM OFFICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDGE CARL GRIFFITH

Southeast Texas officials have learned late Tuesday evening that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has secured additional hurricane relief funds for Texas� Hurricane Rita response.

Sen. Hutchison, who serves on the conference committee working to reconcile differences in the House and Senate version of the relief bills, notified Jefferson County Judge Carl Griffith by phone at his residence within the last hour that she was able to push through a 90 percent federal share for Texas relief funds. Officials statewide earlier had reeled from the news that Texas would get a 75-25 federal-state share on Rita relief funds, while Louisiana would get a 90-10 split.

According to Judge Griffith, the additional funding, which also received strong support from Sen. John Cornyn, Reps. Ted Poe and Kevin Brady, as well as the rest of the Texas delegation, could mean up to $200 million in federal funds for Texas.
More details on the additional funding will be released in the near future. "



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