Kerr County

Participants on the press event also criticized the recent redistricting legislation. State lawmakers said that should not be the priority over the flood relief.

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly's proposal to stick with the same property tax rate and instead dip into county reserves to pay for post Fourth of July flood recovery met with no major opposition.

The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that the best way to help is with monetary donations.

The commissioners previously shot down talk of an 8% increase in the property tax rate to fund flood recovery, and they appeared to favor keeping the property tax rate the same as last year.

While the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised more than $100 million, the governor’s OneStar Foundation and United Way San Antonio have raised more than $4 million combined and have yet to determine how they will be spent.

There have been discussions about property tax hikes in Kerr County to help pay for the flood recovery. But there is a growing sense that flood victims should not be paying for the recovery of other flood victims.

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said that he lifted the burn ban for unaffected areas, effective Monday, which means people may incinerate the accumulated debris around them. Also, commissioners delayed until Aug. 4 any discussions about possibly raising the property tax rate temporarily to help pay for recovery efforts.

After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials now say the number of missing is significantly lower than originally reported.

Texas tax code allows for such a hike in the wake of disasters.

The group's primary role supporting flood recovery efforts has been delivering food and other needed goods. But the organization is also tasked with getting some donations out of the Hill Country region.