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 […]
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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 […]
Mental health support expands following deadly floods in Texas Hill Country
As the one-year mark approaches for the devastating floods in Kerr County, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is emphasizing long-term mental health support for survivors and first responders. The foundation is warning that anniversaries and community events can potentially trigger renewed trauma. The foundation has awarded $5 million in grants to 15 […]
New Fund Aims to Save Small Businesses Before Disaster Aid Arrives
As the frequency and cost of natural disasters in the United States continue to climb, a national nonprofit is launching a new initiative to combat one of the most persistent failures in community recovery: the inability to get money to small businesses fast enough for them to survive. LiftFund, a San Antonio-based community funder, has […]
Fort Worth grief center awarded funds to support families affected by Central Texas floods
The priority in the months following the floods last summer that devastated the Hill Country was to rebuild broken communities. Austin Dickson, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country CEO, said the nonprofit began immediately supporting local communities with groceries, gas and cleaning. Funding was also directed to homes, a senior center, small businesses and […]
‘Hope for the Guadalupe’ premieres locally
A new documentary about the aftermath of last summer’s devastating floods and the effort to restore the Guadalupe River premiered Thursday, May 14, at Arcadia Live Theatre, drawing an audience of landowners, conservationists, elected officials and community members from across the Hill Country. “Hope for the Guadalupe,” directed by Ben Masters and produced by Josh […]
LiftFund helps Kerr County businesses recover after flood
KERR COUNTY, Texas — At one point, more than a dozen RVs sat on a lot along the Guadalupe River. Nine months after the flood, the Kerr County resort is still vacant. Centuries-old trees once covered this Hill Country RV park. “Where you see that stump, that was a 400-year-old Cyprus tree that went down the […]