KERR COUNTY — Tracy Moore stood on the stage at Crider’s Rodeo and Dancehall, watching as a crowd gathered to sing along with Texas musician Gary P. Nunn while couples were two-stepping their way around the dance floor. For a century, the business on the banks of the Guadalupe River has been a destination on […]
Month: June 2026
Community Foundation announces major housing recovery milestones one year after the flood
Almost one year after the July 4, 2025, flood that reshaped communities across Kerr County and the surrounding areas, The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced significant progress in housing recovery efforts, reporting that 130 households have returned to permanent housing and another 98 are actively working toward permanent housing solutions. The announcement […]
One year after Kerr County floods, 228 households are home or actively progressing toward permanent housing
130 households have returned home; 98 additional households remain on active pathways to permanent housing KERRVILLE, Texas — Nearly one year after the devastating July 4 floods, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced today that 130 households have returned to permanent housing, while 98 additional households are actively progressing toward permanent housing […]
Welcome Home Blessing – Mike and Brenda Trolinger
Welcome Home Summary: For Mike and Brenda Trolinger, this home was more than a house. It was family land, a retirement dream, a place they had worked toward for years, and a return to the community that had shaped so much of their lives. Mike had grown up with deep ties to the area, coming […]
Welcome Home Blessing for the Cole Family
Emma Pearl Cole’s new Kerrville home is more than a house. It is a hard-won place of peace after a long and frightening journey through flood recovery. On July 4, Pearl, her partner Larry, her granddaughter Anaya, and Pearl’s brother, who has special needs, were trapped inside their home as floodwaters rose fast around them. […]