He's traveled all over the world, but Matthew McConaughey will always be a Texan at heart. So when a series of winter storms ravaged his home state in February, the Oscar-winning actor knew he had to take action. "In Texas, we're used to a hurricane, a tornado, a drought, heat, but not a freeze," McConaughey, 51, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "It's something we weren't prepared for." Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Along with his wife Camila and j.k. livin, the foundation they launched in 2008, McConaughey organized a star-studded virtual benefit, We're Texas, to take place on March 21, airing on the actor's YouTube channel and in Texas on Spectrum News 1.