Commissioner Ryan Sitton Hosts Harvey Disaster Recovery Tour for Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas  (HOUSTON) - Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton hosted a tour for Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon of Tejas Tubular an oilfield equipment company which applied for SBA disaster relief assistance after suffering damage from Hurricane Harvey. The tour gave SBA Administrator McMahon a firsthand look at how her agencys disaster relief programs help small businesses rebuild. Administrator McMahon is committed to ensuring businesses impacted by Hurricane Harvey have all the resources they need to continue powering Houstons economic engine - the energy industry.

Its hard to fully understand just how imperative disaster relief assistance is for small businesses until you are up close and can see firsthand how the aid will impact the company and its employees everyday lives Sitton said. While the storm may have passed recovery is far from over in Houston. It speaks volumes to SBA Administrator Linda McMahon that not only is her agency working overtime to provide resources but she personally wants to meet the men and women of the 2.6 million small businesses who fuel our Texas economy.

Tejas Tubular an Oil Country Tubular Goods supplier and manufacturer sustained three-and-a-half-foot flooding and incurred thousands of dollars worth of damage in property machinery and lost man-hours. Through the SBAs disaster assistance program owner president and CEO Maximo A. Tejeda has applied for a low-interest long-term loan for physical and economic damage. For more information please visit: https://www.sba.gov/disaster-assistance