TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Nearly four months after deadly floods hit Sandy Creek, neighbors are still recovering. On Monday night, they held a community meeting with Travis County leaders to ask for more help rebuilding their homes.

"We're going into winter, people are living in RVs. It's just not sustainable, it's not safe," said Jenee Lamberton, a resident of Sandy Creek for 17 years. "They're in more danger than they've ever been in, and so we need to get these houses built now."

Recently they formed a group called the Sandy Creek Alliance, hoping to get more help for their neighbors. With the maximum FEMA housing assistance funds around $43,000, they say it's not enough to pay for all the repairs, especially for many of the residents who don't have flood insurance.

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