Mayor’s Press Release Regarding FEMA

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner issued this press release August 27, 2019. Download a copy below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 08/27/2019

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Mayor’s statement on White House taking away FEMA disaster relief funds

HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner’s statement on the White House shifting FEMA
disaster relief funds to the expansion of migrant detention facilities and asylum hearing sites on the U.S.-Mexico border:

“This is ill-advised, especially when cities are still recovering from disasters and we find
ourselves in the midst of hurricane season. We simply don’t know what that future holds, but we do know that we need more money for disaster recovery, not less. Pulling money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund will set back Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts and break promises made, and policies implemented, to help Houstonians.”

Contact:

Alan Bernstein

Director of Communications

Office: 832.393.0800

Mobile: 832.943.9835

Alan.Bernstein@nullhoustontx.gov

Mary Benton

Deputy Director of Communications

Press Secretary

Office: 832.393.0830

Mobile: 713.208.6229

Mary.Benton@nullhoustontx.gov

Tejal Patel

Deputy Press Secretary

Office: 832.393.0808

Mobile: 832.459.9706

Tejal.Patel@nullhoustontx.gov