Texas Governor Asks Bush for Emergency Aid AUSTIN, TX (kccu-fm) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking President Bush for a ``wide-reaching emergency declaration'' in all 88 counties in the line of fire from Hurricane Ike.

Perry said a declaration would ensure 100 percent reimbursement for all storm-related costs.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency already has teams ready to respond in Texas, and has water and food ready to distribute after the storm.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says more than 100,000 homes will be affected by flooding and millions of people will be without power after the storm. Already, some homes are in the dark in Galveston, where the storm is set to come ashore. © Copyright 2009, kccu-fm