Foundation outlines funding strategy to support immediate needs and long-term recovery across the Texas Hill Country KERRVILLE, Texas — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country today announced its flood recovery priorities for communities affected by the July floods, committing $18 million to support emergency financial assistance, case management, housing recovery and small business […]
Month: July 2026
Community Foundation has deployed $80 million in flood relief. The question that won’t go away: why not just give it to the city and county?
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has now deployed just over $80 million in flood relief grants since the July 4, 2025 disaster, according to a full accounting of the organization’s published grantee data — a figure that lines up closely with the $82 million CEO Austin Dickson cited to Kerrville City Council […]
Your questions about Kerrville’s disaster tax rate, answered
The Lead’s live Facebook coverage of Friday’s Kerrville City Council budget workshop drew dozens of comments from readers, many raising the same core questions about the likely disaster tax rate and the city’s flood recovery finances. Here, The Lead answers them directly. What exactly is a “disaster tax rate,” and how is it different from […]
FSB accepting flood relief donations
First State Bank of Uvalde is accepting flood relief donations for the Texas Bankers Foundation Flood Relief Fund and the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Uvalde County Flood Relief Fund. Both organizations raised money for Uvalde after the Robb Elementary shooting. The Texas Bankers Foundation website states it will work to identify the […]
Flood recovery begins with asking for help
The devastating floods that swept through Gillespie County last week left many local businesses facing difficult days ahead. For some, the damage was obvious—water inside buildings, damaged equipment, and interrupted operations. For others, the impact has been less visible but equally significant as canceled reservations, reduced tourism, and lost revenue create financial strain. The good […]
Do it for your neighbor: Record your damage with the state, even if you do not need assistance
The economic health of Kerr County depends on many things, but the most important step victims of the most recent flood can do is report property damage to the Texas Division of Emergency Management iSTAT website, according to Todd Bock, executive director of the Kerr Economic Development Corporation, regardless of whether the property owner needs […]
Grapes for Good 2026
ATX Somms is hosting the second annual “Grapes for Good,” a one-of-a-kind wine tasting and fundraising event to support Good Work Austin, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the hardworking individuals behind Austin’s hospitality community. Grapes for Good is ATX Somms’ signature charity event. More than 20 sommeliers and wine professionals will feature and pour wines they are passionate about, […]
Community Foundation becomes backbone of Texas Hill Country flood recovery
When the Fourth of July flood tore through the Texas Hill Country, the disaster arrived with a violence few residents had imagined possible. Homes were ripped from foundations, businesses were demolished, parks disappeared under debris and mud and families suddenly found themselves navigating a future measured in uncertainty. In the months since, the Community Foundation […]
Center Point Volunteer Fire Department building floods, again
CENTER POINT, Texas — Although everyone was safely evacuated in Center Point during the 2025 floods, the local volunteer fire department’s building along the Guadalupe River flooded. Unfortunately, it happened again last week. Inside the Center Point firehouse, where a lot of the mucking and cleaning up has been done, one office was just renovated […]
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: July 16-22
Flooding in Central Texas: Ahead of last week’s persistent rainfall throughout the state, local leaders and Gov. Greg Abbott both issued disaster declarations, warning Texans of potential flooding throughout the state. As the water poured down, it became clear that the declarations were well-warranted, as flash flooding was seen across many parts of the Hill Country last Thursday, July […]