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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has declared Uvalde a disaster area because the neighborhood continues to reel from final week’s mass shooting.
Abbott’s announcement of the disaster declaration, which can enable faster entry to state assets, comes one week after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 college students and two academics at Robb Elementary School.
“The community of Uvalde has been left devastated by last week’s senseless act of violence at Robb Elementary School and should not have to encounter any difficulty in receiving the support needed to heal,” Abbott stated in a news launch.
The declaration and its accompanying proclamation have been issued Friday although not made public till Tuesday. Renae Eze, a spokeswoman for Abbott, stated the paperwork have been posted earlier than the news launch however didn’t elaborate.
The emergency response shall be targeted on psychological well being assets. The Texas Department of Emergency Management will proceed to offer a household useful resource heart for Uvalde residents searching for assist with psychological well being and different wants.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission can be working with native psychological well being authorities. Uvalde residents searching for assist by way of the state can name its 24-hour hotline at 888-690-0799.