North Texans Continue to Help Central Texans Nearly a Month After Deadly Floods

North Texans continue to help Central Texans nearly a month after deadly floods

A look at how a group of North Texans is letting their Hill Country neighbors know they're not forgotten.

Resilient homeowner keeps business open despite losing home in Hill Country floods

During the Hill Country floods, many people lost everything. Cheri Shine, whose home in Kerrville was destroyed, has prioritized seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.“We’re not sure that we’re going to rebuild here,” Shine said.Shine has been a homeowner in Kerrville for 10 years, despite the weather, because of the people and the beauty of the Hill Country.“We have rebuilt this cabin. This was our third time,” Shine said. “We moved in two …

Floods of bad news point to the dark truth of Trump's America

Twenty-seven dead. Twenty-seven young women and staff from the Camp Mystic near Kerrville, Texas. Apparently, many were still asleep or just waking when the early morning flood cut loose. It was as if a bomb went off.They slept as danger and death were imminent. This lesson speaks volumes, and not just of water. These days, bombs go off daily while we ignore the danger. They detonate in Congress, the courts, our statehouses, the White House. But…

After Texas’ catastrophic floods, families face a daunting question: Rebuild or let go?

Brian Keeper doesn’t remember exactly when his family began spending holidays in Hunt, Texas, an unincorporated town on the banks of the Guadalupe River where they’d camp, swim, and fish. Sometimes they caught so many perch, bass, and catfish that it felt like his mother had the grill going all day long. “We were just in love with Hunt,” recalled Keeper. “We were in love with coming up here and getting in the river.” But he does remember the yea…