State officials have launched a flood relief fund after devastating floods swept through Hill Country once again last week. Two people died and hundreds were left awaiting rescue as heavy rainfalls equivalent to almost one trillion gallons of water poured down over the course of three days. Governor Greg Abbott officially declared a disaster for 59 counties in an effort to get emergency aid dispatched quickly and efficiently.
In response to the catastrophe, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has set up an official flood relief fund, designated as the Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund. The foundation previously collected donations for victims of the July 4, 2025 floods—totaling around $150 million—and emphasized that this newly appointed fund is entirely separate from last year’s.
Any donations made to the new Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund will go directly to Hill Country residents who are currently in need of long-term recovery support and/or emergency assistance following this most recent disaster. The CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, Austin Dickson, said in a statement, “Our hearts break that the Texas Hill Country is once again facing catastrophic flooding. Just one year after the devastating July 2025 floods, many of our neighbors are again in harm’s way.”
Dickson added, “People from across Texas and around the world came together to help Kerr County begin the long road to recovery. As first responders and local and state officials continue their response efforts, the Community Foundation’s role is to help ensure communities have the philanthropic resources they need to recover in the weeks, months, and years ahead.”
Financial aid is needed for flood relief fund
Donations to the Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund (which can be made here) will go toward providing both immediate assistance and long-term relief as residents undertake the long process of rebuilding.
According to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, grants will be given to local civic and nonprofit organizations assisting with response, recovery, and relief efforts. This includes things like helping people find both temporary and permanent housing solutions.
CEO Austin Dickson spoke with CBS News Texas about the foundation’s desire to help amid another overwhelming flood. “It would be accurate to say it’s definitely a gut punch that [has] put us back on our heels a little bit. The community is reeling. The community is sad not only for what has been damaged or destroyed or lost this year, but also triggering memories of what happened a year ago and how much loss and grief that the community and people around Texas have carried all year.”
Dickson added that “the easiest, best, safest, and most helpful thing that anyone can do” right now is provide financial donations to Hill Country residents. He said that recovery is a difficult process, especially considering that many people are largely still in the throes of rebuilding following last year’s tragic Guadalupe River flood.
Dickson said that despite this, there’s always room for hope. “Recovery is a hope exercise that is healing and is restoring to individuals, to households, and communities. And it’s also a group project — I have seen the most amazing stories of human resilience and human nature in the past year, and I suspect that those stories will increase even more this next year as we repair and rebuild.”
This article first appeared on Good Info News Wire and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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