Participants in the “What We’ve Learned” panel at Tuesday’s Rebuild Kerr Grantee Gathering said the community’s values have been clearly defined and strengthened after the July 4 flood. One panel member described a poster of an oak tree she saw depicting the roots underground as values and the branches above as dreams. At the top […]
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CFTHC announces $14 million in grants to repair ecosystem
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country on Thursday announced $14 million in grants through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to restore the Guadalupe River system and rebuild public spaces damaged by the July 4 flood. Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, said the investments target ecological […]
Community Foundation addresses mental health at grantee gathering
As the 10-month anniversary of the July 4 flood approaches, The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country hosted another Kerr Together Grantee Gathering, which kicked off with mental health and grief recovery. Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation, welcomed grantees and guests. “It was important to get together again and talk together about […]
Foundation continues to fund flood recovery
KERRVILLE — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Thursday announced approximately $14 million in strategic investments to restore the Guadalupe River, rebuild key public spaces and support long-term community stewardship following the July 4 floods. Through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, the Community Foundation is advancing a coordinated, multi-year approach to ecological […]
Hill Country foundation OKs $14M in grants for park, river restoration
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country says it will award $14 million in grant funding for ecological and river restoration efforts, including $9 million for Kerrville parks and public spaces that were damaged in last summer’s Guadalupe River deadly flooding. “The July 4 flood disrupted an entire system — ecological, economic and social,” foundation […]
‘We’re home’: Hill Country couple rebuilds after devastating July 4 flood
INGRAM, Texas — In the early hours of July 4, 2025, Mike Trolinger and Brenda Espinoza watched floodwaters swallow everything they had — their home, their belongings and nearly a century of family history. Months later, the Hill Country couple is back — rebuilding their lives along the Guadalupe River without paying a dime out of […]
More than baseball: Ingram Little League Ballpark reopens as symbol of recovery
Ingram’s Little League Ballpark officially reopened Saturday morning, marking a long-awaited opening day with a ceremony, ribbon cutting and a first pitch thrown by Jim Crane, who played a key role in rebuilding the fields after they were decimated in the July 4, 2025, flood. Crane, the Houston Astros owner and chairman, emphasized that a […]
Summit focuses on recovery
Business owners, civic leaders and community members filled the Hill Country Youth Event Center on Feb. 26 for the Ninth Annual Hill Country Economic Summit, hosted by the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce. The event ran from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch provided by Acapulco Restaurant, and covered everything from flood recovery finances […]
Community Foundation gives updates for housing flood victims
Following the Fourth of July floods, The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has worked to raise money to give and support the community in the biggest times of need in Kerrville history. One of its biggest initiatives has been rebuilding efforts and housing people who lost their homes on the morning of the […]
235 days later, Hill Country flood survivors still face daily grief and slow recovery
It’s been 235 days since July 4, 2025, when devastating floods claimed 137 lives in the Texas Hill Country. We tend to remember tragedies on milestone dates – one year since the flood, five years since the storm – but people who lived through these moments need help every day. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund was […]