A week after deadly floods hit Texas Hill Country, people are sifting through decimated homes and trying to figure out how to start rebuilding. We hear about it time and time again after natural disasters. Victims turning to FEMA for federal assistance.But how does it work and how long does it actually take. In the days after a catastrophe, the agency provides serious needs assistance for things like food, water, diapers, or fuel. A onetime payment of $770.But for long-term assistance, the kind you need to ...

Wondering what Texans actually want, the extent to which they want the government to be involved here. Enhancing infrastructure for early warning. Well, I suspect that on July 21, when the special session gavels back in, that the legislature will go back to the bill that was administered this past session but was unsuccessful.It was a half a billion dollar package to create an early detection and warning system with respect to a state that unfortunately is subject to the most amount of natural disasters tha ...

Latest Round of Grants Brings BofA Fire-Relief Contributions to Over $3.5 MillionLOS ANGELES, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Los Angeles hits six months since the onset of the January wildfires, Bank of America continues to support impacted clients, employees and communities and their evolving recovery needs. Most recently, BofA directed more than $1 million in additional philanthropic capital to local nonprofits that are providing resources ranging from helping small businesses reopen and families navigat ...

LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Foundation (PCCF) announced today a $75,000 donation from Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) to support small businesses in Altadena, California, impacted by the recent Eaton Fire.The donation will help local businesses recover and reopen, and will cover critical expenses such as relocation, equipment replacement, and operational restart costs. PCCF will provide assistance to eligible businesses located in or previously operatin ...

Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) recently announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Cignal TV, a leading pay-TV provider in the Philippines, to modernize its channel origination, playout and disaster recovery workflows. The initiative leverages Harmonic’s VOS360 Media Software-as-a-Service platform, which runs on the public cloud, to enhance Cignal TV’s ability to deliver premium video streaming and broadcast services with greater efficiency and reliability.The fully managed VOS360 platform provides high-qu ...