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05/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2026 09:09

USDA Designates 34 Texas Counties as Natural Disaster Areas with 6 Louisiana Parishes

Stakeholder Notification

USDA Designates 34 Texas Counties as Natural Disaster Areas with 6 Louisiana Parishes

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: December 24, 2026

Primary Counties Eligible:

Briscoe

Childress

Clay

Cottle

Falls

Fisher

Freestone

Glasscock

Hale

Hall

Hardeman

Harrison

Henderson

Hockley

Howard

Jefferson

Kent

King

Knox

Lamb

Limestone

Martin

Midland

Mitchell

Navarro

Newton

Orange

Scurry

Smith

Stonewall

Van Zandt

Walker

Wichita

Yoakum

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Anderson

Andrews

Archer

Armstrong

Bailey

Baylor

Bell

Borden

Castro

Chambers

Cherokee

Cochran

Coke

Collingsworth

Crosby

Dawson

Dickens

Donley

Ector

Ellis

Floyd

Foard

Gaines

Garza

Gregg

Grimes

Hardin

Haskell

Hill

Houston

Hunt

Jack

Jasper

Jones

Kaufman

Leon

Liberty

Lubbock

Lynn

McLennan

Madison

Marion

Milam

Montague

Montgomery

Motley

Nolan

Panola

Parmer

Rains

Reagan

Robertson

Rusk

Sabine

San Jacinto

Sterling

Swisher

Taylor

Terry

Throckmorton

Trinity

Upshur

Upton

Wilbarger

Wood

  • Louisiana: Beauregard, Caddo, Calcasieu, Cameron, Sabine, and Vernon

  • New Mexico: Lea

  • Oklahoma: Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, and Tillman

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.

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