AUSTIN (KXAN) — Healing takes time, physically, mentally, and emotionally. A year after flash flooding ravaged Central Texas and the Hill Country, people are still working to rebuild their communities and heal from the tragic loss of more than 130 people. Dr. Julie Kaplow, executive director of the trauma and grief center at the Meadows […]
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One year after Kerr County floods, grants help families heal beyond the damage
KERR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One year after devastating flooding swept through Kerr County, many families are still working to rebuild their lives — both physically and emotionally. While homes and infrastructure can be repaired, the emotional toll of that day continues to linger. Now, a network of nonprofits, backed by millions in grant funding, […]
A year after the flood, Kerr County rebuilds one day at a time
KERRVILLE, Texas (Nexstar) — Mark Armstrong has been serving the Hill Country for decades. His Kerrville restaurant, the Lakehouse, has overlooked the Guadalupe River since 1988. Well, it usually overlooks the Guadalupe River. But for a couple of hours on the morning of July 4, 2025, the river rose more than 20 feet into the […]
Flood-ravaged Texas Hill Country home rebuilt after first responder’s devastating loss
A century-old family home along the Guadalupe River was nearly lost in a devastating flood, but a San Antonio police officer and his wife are finally back home thanks to a community effort that rebuilt more than a house — it restored a piece of their family’s history. A century-old family home swept away […]
The Lead Live’s Fifth Annual Nonprofit Week starts Aug. 14 with record 64 organizations across six days
The biggest Nonprofit Week in The Lead Live’s history begins Aug. 14 — and this year it runs six days. Demand for this year’s event was so strong that The Kerr County Lead expanded the broadcast to include Friday, Aug. 14, adding a full first day to what had been a Monday-through-Friday event. Combined with […]
After historic floods, Texas Hill Country Little League is back
There’s nothing more quintessential to being a kid than playing Little League baseball, but on July Fourth, 2025, along with so much more, the Little League fields of Hill Country were destroyed, along with the innocence of thousands of kids who live here. With so much else to rebuild, a baseball season in 2026 seemed […]
How to still help Hill Country flooding victims, one year later
KERR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One year after devastating flooding took dozens of lives and changed the landscape of the Texas Hill Country, survivors and loved ones of victims are still recovering. “This one year mark is really signaling that our community and our lives are always going to be changed,” said Austin Dickson, CEO […]
Over 200 Hill Country families finding new homes
TEXAS — On the cusp of the first anniversary since the Guadalupe River tore through Kerr County, “normal” is not what this community is feeling. However, a new future is starting to take shape. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced this week that 228 families have received help with temporary housing and finding […]
Symphony of the Hills to mark July 4 with a free concert, flag art and a tribute to the flood’s 119 victims
Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills will present a free concert at the Cailloux Theater on July 4, pairing a celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday with a tribute to the 119 people who died in last year’s flood — a program that falls on the disaster’s first anniversary. The “Stars, Stripes and Spirit” concert begins […]
Property owners faced tough choice after July 4 flood: Rebuild or leave?
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 […]