Growing up near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, could sometimes feel like living near a volcano. I was born two blocks away from the gorgeous river that flows from the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico, just one year before the devastating and deadly 1987 flash flood, often described around town as the “big one.”

Kerr County and Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. are directing people to The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, which launched the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support immediate and long-term rebuilding efforts.