The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced Tuesday a $10 million grant to LiftFund to help small businesses recover from the July 4, 2025, floods that devastated the region. The grant to the San Antonio-based nonprofit will provide financial assistance to businesses dealing with physical damage, revenue loss and delayed reopenings following the […]
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Hill Country residents rebuild homes after floods with help of grants
TEXAS — The Community Foundation has committed millions toward housing recovery, helping Hill Country families repair homes damaged in the Fourth of July flood. From saws to nail guns, the sounds of construction are familiar in Kerr County as the rebuilding continues. “Forty different homes,” said Mary Campana, executive director of Habitat for Humanity […]
Texas Rising: Six Months After the Floods
TEXAS — Six months after the deadly Fourth of July flood that devastated Central Texas, communities are still sifting through the rubble, sorting through the damage and recovering. Spectrum News 1 looks at the rebuild, telling stories of those whose lives will never be the same, saluting the resolve of Texans who survived, and paying tribute […]
Kerr County flood survivor faces uncertain future in temporary housing
KERR COUNTY, Texas – Six months after her home and everything inside of it were flooded, Stephanie Smith remains without a home. Smith has a temporary roof over her head but only for the next few months. “It was the first time since the (July 4) flood where I’ve had some sense of home,” Smith said. […]
THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Deadly flood, response year’s top story
The coolers were packed, hot dogs, buns and chips were bagged and ready, camping and picnic spaces were picked out — but 2025 became the Fourth of July that never was. In the pre-dawn hours that morning, a tremendous rainstorm dropped devastating amounts of rain on the Guadalupe River and the cities and towns along […]
It must be Christmastime, because Robert Earl Keen is coming to town
Robert Earl Keen fans came perilously close to spending their holidays without ever belting out “Make bloody Marys ’cause we all want one” and other irresistible lyrics from “Merry Christmas From the Family.” When Keen started noodling around with the classic-to-be a few decades ago, he was goofing around. He had been working on songs for the album […]
Community Foundation launches new mental health initiative
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country launched the Family Mental Health Care Fund, a new resource to help families who lost loved ones in the July 4 floods access trauma-informed counseling, grief support and mental health care. The area the foundation serves is in the title: The Texas Hill Country. They did not […]
Fund created for Texas Hill Country flood victims’ families to receive trauma counseling
KERRVILLE, Texas – The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has launched a new fund aimed at providing critical mental health support for families who lost loved ones in the devastating July 4 floods. Mental Health Care Big picture view: The Family Mental Health Care Fund was established by the Community Foundation and developed in partnership with the Meadows Mental Health […]
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Expands Mental Health Support for Families Impacted by July 4 Floods
KERRVILLE, TX— Today, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Countryannounced the launch of the Family Mental Health Care Fund, a new resource thathelps families who lost loved ones in the July 4 floods access trauma-informedcounseling, grief support and mental health care. Developed in partnership with and managed by the Meadows Mental Health PolicyInstitute, the […]
Mental health fund launches for July flood victims
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced the launch of its “Family Mental Health Care Fund” on Tuesday, which helps provide families who lost loved ones during the July 4 floods with mental health resources. The floods killed at least 135 people across the state, including 117 in hardest-hit Kerr County. The […]