A Kerrville couple has found their calling. At the age when most people are happily retired, they’ve been pulling 50 to 60 hours a week — or more — in flood relief work for victims in Kerr County. Howell and Debbie Ridout have lived on the banks of the Guadalupe River for 18 years. They […]
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Rebuilding homes
The 2025 summer floods that impacted the Hill Country took over 100 lives and left many that survived unhoused. As this part of Texas dealt with more torrential rains in July of this year, most of the damage the floods caused this time was structural, impacting again hundreds of homes and businesses. One nonprofit organization […]
Aquatic life showing signs of resilience
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fisheries biologists are cautiously optimistic about the fate of aquatic life in the upper Guadalupe River following the July 16 flood, even as they continue monitoring species and habitat that were still recovering from last summer’s devastating July 4, 2025 floods. Alice Best, regional director of TPWD’s Inland Fisheries Division […]
Flood survivors confused on their insurance, damage
As Kerr County and surrounding communities continue assessing the damage from this month’s flooding, a new regional needs assessment is surfacing a less visible crisis: widespread uncertainty about whether survivors’ insurance will cover their losses at all. The 2026 Hill Country Flood Needs Assessment, conducted by Rebuild Kerr and published on Tableau Public, surveyed more […]
Three weeks after flooding, why hasn’t Trump signed disaster declaration?
After the deadly July 4, 2025 flood on the Guadalupe River, it took just two days for President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration for the region, opening up significant federal assistance for Kerr County. Last month, after devastating flooding struck the region for the second time in 13 months, Gov. Greg Abbott […]
Flood-relief aid coming to Hill Country families
BOERNE – Hill Country Family Services has been tabbed to help distribute nearly $100,000 of flood relief funds directly to families in Kendall and Bandera counties, according to the agency’s executive director. Bryce Boddie said Tuesday the agency accepted the role of facilitator of $94,088 from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, the […]
East Austin Wine Tasting Pours Proceeds Into Hospitality Workers’ Paychecks
More than 20 sommeliers and wine professionals will gather at Wanderlust Wine Co.’s Eastside venue on Shady Lane next month, pouring wines from around the world to raise money for the people who keep Austin’s restaurants and bars running. The event, called ATX Somms Presents Grapes for Good, is set for Sunday, September 13, from […]
LiftFund Opens $5 Million Flood Rebuilding Grant Program for Hill Country Small Businesses
LiftFund launched the 2026 Flood Rebuilding Grant Program, a $5 million fund offering grants of up to $50,000 to small businesses and nonprofits damaged in the July 2026 Hill Country floods, according to an Aug. 3 news release from the San Antonio-based nonprofit lender. The program, funded by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, […]
Beat the heat with Trailhead Beer Garden’s Salsa Fest
Trailhead Beer Garden will host its inaugural Salsa Fest from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the venue’s location at the end of the Kerrville River Trail on the Schreiner University campus. The event is modeled after Trailhead’s Pot O’ Hot Fest, the winter soup cook-off now in its third year, but flips […]
As Hill Country Flood Recovery Continues, Broadway Bank Invites Texans to Give
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Hill Country communities begin the long road to recovery from recent flooding, community leaders say donations remain well below what will be needed to support families rebuilding their lives. Recovery depends on the generosity of Texans and the need remains urgent. To help meet that need, […]