Mayor declares state of disaster in wake of severe flood damage

WHEREAS, The City of Hamilton, on the 5th day of May 2024, has suffered widespread and severe damage, and loss of property, and there continues the imminent threat of same resulting from heavy, continuous rains and thunderstorms causing flooding and road failures; and WHEREAS, on May 2, 2024, the Governor of the State of Texas amended the severe weather disaster proclamation certifying that heavy …