Rep. Figures unveils BRIC Act to boost rural disaster funding

Rep. Figures unveils BRIC Act to boost rural disaster funding

Representatives Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, and Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, introduced the bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, BRIC, Act this week, aiming to overhaul FEMA’s 2018 hazard-mitigation program and ensure rural communities receive fairer access to disaster relief funding. “This bipartisan bill ensures that rural communities and areas frequently impacted by natural disasters have greater access to the …

Left, State. Rep. Ellen Troxclair

State. Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19) joined Burnet County Pct. 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery recently in flood disaster relief recovery efforts.