HOUSTON — As families and communities across the Texas Hill Country begin recovering from devastating flooding, a new fund is helping Texans support relief efforts.
The Community Foundation of the Hill Country has launched the Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund, giving people a way to donate directly to recovery efforts.
At least two people have died and hundreds have been rescued as rising waters along the Guadalupe River force evacuations and emergency responses across the region.
According to the foundation, the fund will provide grants to nonprofit and civic organizations involved in response, relief and recovery efforts.
The money raised will help support immediate needs, including emergency assistance and essential services, as well as longer-term rebuilding efforts. The foundation said the new fund is separate from the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund created after the July 2025 disaster.
The fund comes as Texas communities continue responding to widespread flooding that prompted state action and emergency response efforts. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 59 counties earlier this week as severe storms and flash flooding threatened communities across the state.
Abbott said he was more concerned about the latest storm system than the previous year’s flooding because of the amount of rainfall expected.
“We saw some consequences of that occur overnight, and the flooding actually occurred further north than what was expected yesterday and hit very hard,” Abbott said.
The state received about 20.29 inches of rain during last year’s storm near Kerrville, but this year’s system was expected to bring more than 30 inches of rainfall, according to Abbott.
Abbott is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3 p.m. Friday in Uvalde to provide an update on the ongoing flood response. KHOU 11 will livestream the event.
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