Abbott: TDEM re-requested an additional 54 counties be added to federal Major Disaster Declaration KXXV and last updated 2021-02-25 17:59:51-05 The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has re-requested that an additional 54 counties be added to the federal Major Disaster Declaration, Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday. On February 18, the governor requested Individual Assistance for all 254 Texas counties. The White House partially approved the request for a Major Disaster Declaration on February 20. The partial approval included Individual Assistance in 77 counties and for Public Assistance (Emergency Protective Measures Only) in all 254 counties. On Monday, TDEM re-requested an additional 31 counties to be added to the Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. That request was approved by FEMA.