FEMA: Free Legal Help Available to Flood Victims

"HARLINGEN — Federal and state organizations have partnered to provide free legal and recovery assistance to people in Cameron County affected by the flooding from the June storms.

The organizations include the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“The legal services are available to qualifying survivors, and it is only available to their request,” said Latanga Hopes, FEMA Public Information Officer.

Applicants can call the FEMA disaster assistance hotline at 1-800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week..."

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