KERRVILLE, TX—Today, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced a $10 million grant to LiftFund, a national nonprofit based in San Antonio, that will stabilize and grow small businesses impacted by the July 4, 2025 floods. The initiative is designed to provide fast, flexible financial assistance to businesses with physical damage and facing disruptions, revenue loss and delayed reopenings.
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Deadly flood, response year’s top story
The Borne Star EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of a look back at the past 12 months of Boerne Star coverage of people, events and happenings in Boerne and Kendall County. The coolers were packed, hot dogs, buns and chips were bagged and ready, camping and picnic spaces were picked out — but 2025 […]
Here’s where you can donate to help Central Texas flood recovery
More than 130 people are dead after devastating flash floods slammed the Texas Hill Country on July 4. Search and recovery efforts continue along the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of the disaster. More than a foot of rain fell in less than 12 hours over a large part of the western Guadalupe River basin, including the area of Kerrville and […]
Texas Hill Country nonprofit raises $60M for flood relief in weeks after deadly storms
A Texas Hill Country nonprofit raised $60 million for flood relief efforts in the two-and-a-half weeks since Fourth of July storms inundated parts of Central Texas, its chief executive announced Tuesday morning. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country began distributing the funding to nonprofits through its Kerr County Relief Fund, which it formed the […]