KERR COUNTY — Any time rain begins falling in the Hill Country, Shawn Ligon gets anxious. She recalls waking up nearly a year ago on July 4 to find water rushing into her and her husband Jay’s house in Ingram, across Texas 39 from the Guadalupe River, and scrambling to put the couple’s dogs on […]
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Native plant giveaway sends 7,000 grasses and sedges to Guadalupe River landowners
The Hill Country Alliance and partners distributed the containerized plants to nearly 200 Upper Guadalupe basin landowners to help stabilize banks battered by the July 2025 flood. The Hill Country Alliance and a coalition of local and regional partners handed out more than 7,000 native plants to nearly 200 landowners along the Upper Guadalupe River […]
Volunteers replant the Guadalupe as Kerrville nears the flood’s one-year mark
A year of volunteer labor along the Guadalupe River has produced more than 250 trees, nearly 2,000 cuttings and over 1,200 native grasses and pollinator plants — an estimated $75,000 worth of restoration work for about $7,000 spent so far, the Kerr County River Foundation told the Kerrville City Council on Tuesday. Jeremy Walther, updating […]
A year after flood, Kerr County’s economy tries to find its footing
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 […]
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 […]
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Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country grants $10 million to LiftFund for small business recovery
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.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Deadly flood, response year’s top story
The Boerne 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 […]
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 […]