REMINDER: Disaster Unemployment Assistance Applications for Hill Country Flooding Due by September 4

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott immediately issued a reminder that people whose employment or self-employment was impacted by extreme storms and flooding in Hill Country that started July 2 have till September 4 to file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). 
 
Under the Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4879-TX) dated July 6, 2025, employees and self-employed people in Burnet, Kerr, Guadalupe, Kimble, McCulloch, Menard, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson counties who’ve been unable to work because of harm sustained from extreme storms and flooding could also be eligible for DUA advantages.   

Individuals affected by the extreme climate within the designated counties can apply for advantages on-line by means of Unemployment Benefit Services or by calling TWC at (800) 939-6631. Applications for DUA advantages below this declaration have to be submitted by September 4, 2025. 

DUA, which is an unemployment insurance coverage profit made accessible particularly for victims of catastrophe, is offered to people who: 

• Have utilized for and used all common unemployment advantages, or don’t qualify for unemployment advantages;
• Worked or have been self-employed or have been scheduled to start work or self-employment within the catastrophe space;
• Can not work or carry out companies due to bodily harm or destruction to the place of employment as a direct results of the catastrophe;
• Establish that the work or self-employment they will not carry out was their major supply of earnings;
• Cannot carry out work or self-employment due to an harm as a direct results of the catastrophe;
• Became the breadwinner or main help of a family due to the dying of the top of family; or 
• Were unable to succeed in their job or self-employment location as a result of they have to journey by means of the affected space and are prevented from doing so by the catastrophe.

  

To obtain DUA advantages, all required documentation have to be submitted inside 21 days from the day the DUA software is filed. Required documentation consists of Social Security quantity, and documentation to help that you just have been working or self-employed when the catastrophe occurred or have been about to start out work or self-employment and couldn’t achieve this because of the catastrophe.  

TWC should have paperwork that show you have been working, or scheduled to start out working, on the time of the catastrophe. If you don’t ship us proof of employment by the 21-day deadline, TWC will halt DUA funds, and you may be liable for repaying any advantages you acquired. In some instances, TWC can use info in our system, equivalent to wage information, to show you have been employed on the time of the catastrophe. 

Submit your proof of employment utilizing TWC’s on-line UI Submission Portal for the quickest evaluation. Select DUA Proof of Employment at Time of Disaster from the Type of Submission drop-down menu. If you can’t use the net portal, you’ll be able to submit the proof by fax or mail. 

Texas Workforce Commission 
Attn: DUA Proof 
P.O. Box 149137 
Austin, TX 78714-9137 

 
Fax: (512) 322-2867 
 
Visit the TWC web site for extra details about connecting with native Workforce Solutions workplaces to entry job search assets, job postings and coaching packages, in addition to help with exploring profession choices, résumé and software preparation, profession growth and extra. Customers additionally might join with potential employers by means of TWC’s on-line job-search engine by visiting WorkinTexas.com. 
 

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) encourages Texans to report harm to properties and companies utilizing the online Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT). These surveys assist emergency officers decide eligibility for federal help equivalent to DUA. 

  
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Texas Workforce Commission is a state company devoted to serving to Texas employers, employees, and communities prosper economically. For particulars on TWC and its companies in coordination with its native workforce growth boards community, name 800-628-5115 or go to https://twc.texas.gov/. Subscribe to email updates to obtain notifications about TWC packages and companies.