Up to $32,420 in Flood Repair Grants Now Open to Homeowners
Uvalde, TX · September 17, 2026
Stage lights are warming up at the Opera House tonight for opening curtain. Keep an umbrella close as you head out this morning, because a stubborn gray mist is settling in early.
The Lead
Homeowners still dealing with damage from the July flooding can now tap into direct federal relief. The U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications this week for its Single Family Housing Disaster Assistance Fund, offering grants of up to $32,420 per household to cover essential structural repairs, site work, or manufactured home relocation.
While federal emergency declarations previously approved public assistance for municipal road and utility restoration, this program delivers aid straight to qualifying low- and very-low-income property owners. It bridges a crucial gap while the county awaits word on FEMA individual assistance requests. Local residents can pick up physical paperwork at the USDA Rural Development field office on Weeping Willow Road or file electronically with county caseworkers, with applications reviewed continuously on a rolling, year-round basis.
Local Pulse
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Today's Outlook
- High 95°F · Low 76°F — Drizzle
- Keep an umbrella handy for patchy drizzle alongside humid, mid-nineties heat this afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Songwriters Night The Blue Flame (282 Main St), Utopia, 4:00–10:00 PM · Free Original acoustic performances and open mic sets in a listening-room atmosphere.
Library Game Night El Progreso Memorial Library at Benson Elementary (601 Dean St), 5:00–8:00 PM · Free Board games, puzzle tables, and multiplayer cards for all ages.
12 Angry Men Uvalde Grand Opera House (104 W North St), 7:00 PM · Paid Opening night of the tense courtroom drama directed by Jan Elliott.
Tomorrow
- 45th Annual Hunters Roundup William R. Mitchell Fairplex (215 Veterans Ln), 5:00–11:00 PM · Free
- 12 Angry Men Uvalde Grand Opera House (104 W North St), 7:00 PM · Paid
Saturday
- Mom Prom 2026 Herby Ham Activity Center (248 FM 3447), 7:00 PM · Paid
- 12 Angry Men Uvalde Grand Opera House (104 W North St), 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Mariachi Los Coyotes
- Founded in 1999, this 15-student ensemble transformed from an overlooked elective into a perennial state contender under director Albert Martinez. Practicing before sunrise in John H. Harrell Auditorium, their trumpets and vihuelas captured the school's first UIL Division 1 state gold in Seguin.
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