Funding supports emergency assistance, small businesses, and home repairs as families navigate long-term recovery KERRVILLE, Texas — Today, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country marked three months since the July 16, 2026, floods by highlighting approximately $24 million in grants supporting recovery across the Hill Country and South Texas. Through local nonprofit partners, […]
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Hill Country camps to receive $287,500 for new safety program
KERRVILLE, Texas — A $287,500 grant from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country will fund a new safety program for youth camps in the Hill Country, according to The Safety Navigator, the nonprofit receiving the funding. The grant was awarded through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and will support a program that […]
Academy Sports + Outdoors Fuels Growth with Eleven New Stores Opening Across Six States in Q3
KATY, Texas, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Academy Sports + Outdoors (“Academy” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce it has opened two new stores in St. Clairsville, Ohio and Kerrville, Texas; and will open nine additional locations this quarter in Celina, Texas; McAlester, Okla.; Lacy Lakeview, Texas; Fayetteville, Ga.; Roanoke, Va.; Statesboro, Ga.; Granbury, Texas; Millington, Tenn.; and Fairview, Texas. To […]
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, […]
Hill Country school district racing to make flood repairs before classes start
INGRAM — When flooding struck the Ingram area in July 2025, the campuses of Ingram Elementary School and Tom Moore High School largely escaped damage, and were even used as staging sites for the flood recovery process. But when heavy rains and flooding struck again this July, the Ingram ISD campuses didn’t get off so […]
Foundation spells out flood recovery priorities
KERRVILLE — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Thursday announced its flood recovery priorities for communities affected by the July floods, committing $18 million to support emergency financial assistance, case management, housing recovery and small business recovery across the Texas Hill Country. The Foundation’s recovery investments combine donor-approved funds from the 2025 flood […]
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announces $18 million in flood relief grants
KERRVILLE, Texas — Gibson’s Discount Center is one of the businesses in Kerrville that flooded two weeks ago. It’s also one of the businesses that will soon receive help after the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced $18 million in grants for flood relief. Gibson’s has been a staple in Kerrville for nearly […]
$18 million raised for flood repairs for those affected in Hill Country
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Parts of the Hill Country are still recovering after several days of torrential rain caused flooding in mid-July. The historic rainfall came just over a year after a more isolated event caused catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River that killed more than 130 people in Kerr County. The heavy […]
New grants offer hope to Kerr County businesses after devastating flooding
KERR COUNTY, Texas – As Kerr County continues recovering from another round of devastating flooding, local organizations are receiving $18 million in emergency grant funding aimed at helping residents, nonprofits and small businesses rebuild. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced the funding package Thursday. More than $11.3 million will go to Kerr Together to support long-term […]
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country needs more donations to assist flood victims
KERRVILLE, Texas (Nexstar) — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced an $18 million immediate recovery commitment Thursday to help families, businesses and communities recover from the July 2026 floods, while warning that more private donations are needed to meet the region’s growing needs. Speaking at Gibson’s Discount Center in Kerrville, Community Foundation […]