Abbott: Flooding Worse in Kerrville This Year than in 2025
- On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott surveyed flood-damaged areas by helicopter over Kerrville before meeting with state and local emergency officials to discuss the transition from rescue operations to cleanup and recovery efforts.
- State response deployed more than 2,700 personnel, 1,400 vehicles, 115 boats, and 21 aircraft to assist communities, successfully rescuing more than 530 people from dangerous floodwaters across the region.
- Assessment teams identified about 490 homes and 100 businesses with damage in Kerr County, with 135 residences sustaining major destruction; Kendall County reported about 100 damaged residences, numbers expected to rise.
- Relief efforts coordinated through "Cur Together" provide food at Beacon of Hope Kitchen and Calvary Temple, where HEB, Mercy Chefs, and the Salvation Army distribute meals to affected residents.
- Elevated risks persist downstream near the Nueces River, prompting Abbott to issue a state disaster declaration for 59 counties while urging residents to monitor forecasts and avoid flooded roadways.
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Abbott: Flooding worse in Kerrville this year than in 2025
(The Center Square) - The historic rainfall in central and south Texas that continues to cause significant flooding is worse this year than it was during the historic July 4 flood last year, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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