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AUSTIN, Texas – The Williamson County Disaster Recovery Center will shut down operations at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16. FEMA specialists are still available to help flood survivors in Central Texas with applications and referrals to other assistance programs.

Disaster Recovery Centers are accessible locations where specialists from FEMA’s Individual Assistance program can help survivors with their recovery from the July storms and flooding. You may visit any recovery center to get help or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362.

There is no charge to apply for FEMA assistance or for specialists to explain the types of assistance available such as housing and money to help you repair or replace appliances and room furnishings. In addition to FEMA personnel, representatives from the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the U.S. Small Business Administration are also on hand to help.

Disaster Recovery Centers

CountyAddressHours/Days of OperationBurnet

Burnet Community Center

401 E. Jackson St.

Burnet, TX 78611

Open: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday

Closed: Sundays

Kerr

First Baptist Church

625 Washington St.

Kerrville, TX 78028

Open: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday

Closed: Sundays 

Kerr

L J Vineyards (formerly Bridget’s Basket)

1551 Texas Highway 39

Hunt, TX 78024

Open: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday

Closed: Sundays 

San Saba

San Saba Civic Center

1190 S Thomas Stewart Dr.

San Saba, TX 76877

Open: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday

Closed: Sunday, Aug. 17

Closes permanently 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18

Tom Green

Concho Valley Transit Annex

506 N. Chadbourne St. 

San Angelo, TX 76903

Open: 8

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The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop a set of artificial intelligence models that will transform the ability of America’s scientists to leverage AI, advancing scientific discovery and ensuring U.S. leadership in AI-powered research and innovation. NSF will contribute $75 million, with NVIDIA providing an additional $77 million, to support the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI) project, led by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). The collaboration will create a fully open suite of advanced AI models specifically designed to support the U.S. scientific community.

This public-private investment advances priorities set forth in the White House AI Action Plan to accelerate AI-enabled science and ensure the United States is producing the leading open models that enhance America’s global AI dominance.

“Bringing AI into scientific research has been a game changer,” said Brian Stone, performing the duties of the NSF director. “NSF is proud to partner with NVIDIA to equip America’s scientists with the tools to accelerate breakthroughs. These investments are not just about enabling innovation; they are about securing U.S. global leadership in science and technology and tackling challenges once thought impossible.”

The development of AI technologies is advancing rapidly, but the cost of creating and researching powerful AI models has grown beyond the budgets of university labs and federally funded researchers. This growing divide limits the

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A workforce fluent in AI techniques will be essential to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence continues. Jeremy Waisome, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, discusses the Shark AI project, which has introduced artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to thousands of middle school students.

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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Missing or incorrect information could delay the delivery of FEMA assistance. That’s why FEMA encourages homeowners and renters recovering from the severe storms, flooding and landslides that began June 23 to stay in touch with the agency and keep their information as current as possible.

Contact FEMA to update your application, get the status of your case or ask questions about the disaster assistance process.

Information That May Need to be UpdatedYour current housing situation, phone number or mailing addressAdding or removing the name of someone designated to speak for youAdding or changing names of household members and number of people living in your homeChanges in your application for FEMA assistanceCorrecting or verifying home and property damageUpdating your payment preference

A simple way to provide missing or new information is to create an account at DisasterAssistance.gov. If you applied for assistance online or using the FEMA app, then you already have an account. Check your Disaster Assistance account regularly. Click on the “Check Status” button on DisasterAssistance.gov to view your account at any time.

If you do not have internet access and/or need services not available on FEMA’s website, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Specialists speak many languages and phone lines are open from 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT daily. Press 2 for Spanish. If you use a relay service, captioned telephone or

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