Approximately 120,000 people have donated more than $100 million to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country in a month.
Another $20 million more was donated to people to flood victims through the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe; $3 million in donations went to the One Star Foundation, with funds in Bexar, Williamson, and Travis counties taking in more than $2 million.
At least 400 homes and businesses were destroyed throughout the region, and thousands more were affected by the floods, according to the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
But the true need is still uncharted in Kerr County — which endured the highest number of deaths. So far only the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has released funds.
For now, the legislature won’t be sending additional assistance. When Gov. Greg Abbott pushed redistricting to the front of the Special Session agenda — Democratic House members fled the state — placing the discussion to pay for early warning flood systems on hold.
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