Timothy Gloria, a Kerrville resident, applied for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after his car was flooded. Days later, he received a notice offering just $50 to replace the vehicle. “It’s an old vehicle, but I need it,” Timothy Gloria said.

As deadly floodwaters surged through Kerr County earlier this month, twin siblings Kendall and Haley Higgins didn’t hesitate to step in and help. But their act of service turned tragic when Kendall’s horse,

KERRVILLE, Texas — The Community Foundation in Kerrville is getting roll out its second round of donation distribution. So many have donated to the Kerr County relief fund in the first round, they were able to distribute around $5 million of the $30 million dollars that was raised.

Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.

That includes an orange cat named Sampson, who disappeared when his family’s house was destroyed. “Samson’s owner did not give up looking for him. The family lost their home in the flood and both family cats were thought to be swept away,” Kerr Pets Alive said in a TikTok post.

A collection of restaurants, chefs, volunteers and organizers of the Kerrville Folk Festival rallied in the days after the Fourth of July to feed Kerr

As recovery efforts continue in Kerrville, more than 100 volunteers from the faith-based Hindu nonprofit organization called, Sewa International, are there assisting in any way they can.

Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met with local, state and federal officials and first responders who are navigating the aftermath of flash floods that devastated the Central Texas community in Kerrville.

The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.