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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Flood victims find new resources in Burnet County
Burnet County, TX (KXAN) — Flood victims in Burnet County are finding new relief Friday morning. The Burnet County Community Center opened up for people seeking resources. Located at the center are tables for volunteers from Ark of the Highland Lakes, Bluebonnet Trails, Texas Housing Foundation, H-E-B and the American Red Cross. 'We can walk you through this process from start to finish,' said Kim Holtzclaw with the Ark of the Highland Lakes. The group was founded to help people following the 2018 flood in Marble Falls. 'At the end of the day, we're the ones that are still here, in the community long term,' Holtzclaw said. The organization helps people recover beyond the initial shock. That includes providing repair services, new furniture and even dental work. The services are at the Burnet County Community Center at 401 E. Jackson St. in Burnet, TX. The various non-profits will be at the center until July 18th. The center is opened from 7am to 7am. 'Donations management is the secondary disaster after any disaster,' said Derek Marchio, Emergency Management Coordinator for Burnet County. He said that Ark helps funnel volunteers and ensure they're being used properly. HOME Center out of San Marcos is working alongside the American Red Cross to provide mental health services for people in need. 'After you've watched cars pass by you in a flood,' said Hannah Durrance with HOME Center, 'you envision this in your mind for days, weeks, even years.' Having a one stop shop for survivors and volunteers is the goal. 'We love the volunteers, we need the volunteers and we'll be needing them for weeks,' Holtzclaw said. Burnet County has seen some of the greatest flood damage in Central Texas. On Saturday, July 5, residents at the Hamilton Creek Manor community were forced to evacuate their homes as floodwaters rushed in. The community is primarily made up of seniors and is low-income housing. They were asked to evacuate their homes fully by Wednesday, collecting any goods they wanted to keep. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
08-07-2025
- General
- Axios
H-E-B support trucks create 'powerful moment' for Texans
When disaster strikes in Texas, it's not just first responders people look for — it's those familiar H-E-B trucks, rolling in like family. Catch up quick: H-E-B has a disaster relief program that is often deployed during hurricane season, but also responded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, H-E-B went back home to Kerrville — where it was founded more than 100 years ago — to help the hard-hit community. Zoom in: Kenneth and Danielle Austin captured the moment in a now-viral Facebook post showing a convoy of H-E-B disaster relief trucks loaded with food and supplies, rolling through I-10 toward Kerrville. What they're saying:"They helped our family last year during the hurricane that hit Sargent," the couple tells Axios in a joint comment. "It was such a powerful moment to see them driving in again to help another Texas community in need." "We hold compassion and strength for everyone who has been impacted, and we remain committed to offer unwavering support to our communities," H-E-B said in a statement.
CBS News
08-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
H-E-B is sending aid to help victims after deadly Central Texas flooding
Texas-based grocery store chain H-E-B is back home in Kerrville, helping the community where its roots began, after devastating floods have killed more than 100 people in Central Texas. H-E-B said as part of its initial outreach, the company is working closely with the Red Cross, Kerr County officials and first responders to support the community's needs. Additionally, H-E-B has sent aid to support other impacted areas, including San Angelo and Marble Falls. The company said it'll be giving away free recovery kits, including water, snacks, first aid kits, cleaning supplies and gift cards, among other things. H-E-B operates 455 stores in Texas and Mexico. And Kerrville, where the company started, has a very special place in its heart. "Our H-E-B Family is heartbroken by the enormous devastation and loss caused by the flooding in and around the Kerrville area," the company said in a news release. "We hold compassion and strength for everyone who has been impacted, and we remain committed to offer unwavering support to our communities." Businesses in North Texas collecting donations The Fort Worth Stockyards community is coming together to gather donations for those who are impacted by the Central Texas flooding, too. From July 10 to July 31, North Texans can donate items at several locations throughout the Stockyards, located in North Fort Worth. Here's where you can drop off donations: Hotel Drover – 200 Mule Alley, Fort Worth, TX 76164 97 West Kitchen & Bar – Located inside the Hotel Drover Stockyards Hotel – 109 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164 H3 Ranch – Located inside the Stockyards Hotel Hyatt Place Historic Stockyards – 132 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164 Stockyards Visitors Center (Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.) – 130 E. Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164 Several other organizations are accepting donations for those impacted by the floods, as well as first responders and volunteers. To donate online, click here.
New York Post
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Teen goes viral after bringing 200 tortillas on flight from Texas: ‘Just went on through'
A teenager recently went viral after she showed an unusual dedication to a popular Texas grocery chain and its tortillas. Nashville resident Anna Jones recently boarded a flight from Austin to Tennessee with an unconventional cargo: She had over 200 flour tortillas from H-E-B with her. Jones recorded other people boarding the plane, then confessed her secret to the internet in a video on June 14. 'All these people and no one knows I have 200 H-E-B tortillas in my backpack,' Jones wrote on TikTok. Fox News Digital reached out to Jones for more details. Jones revealed to USA Today that hauling tortillas long-distance is something of a family tradition. The last time she visited her dad in Texas, he bought as many as 300 tortillas for her to bring home, Jones said. 4 Jones recorded other people boarding the plane, then confessed her secret to the internet in a video on June 14. Brent Hofacker – 'We bring them home, and we can freeze them, and we just use them until they run out,' the teen said. 'They normally last about two months.' She also noted that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents didn't give her a hard time with her flatbread-filled backpack. 4 'All these people and no one knows I have 200 H-E-B tortillas in my backpack,' Jones wrote on TikTok. Annathecolassaltitan/TikTok 'I just went on through,' Jones told USA Today. She added, 'Nothing happened. It was pretty obvious that it was tortillas. This is kind of normal for them, I guess.' Some Texans on TikTok couldn't resist poking fun at Jones' video, which has been viewed more than 668,000 times as of July 7. 4 The last time she visited her dad in Texas, he bought as many as 300 tortillas for her to bring home, Jones said. pilipphoto – One Lone Star State resident asked, 'Are YOU the reason why there's never any left at the store?!?' 'They better be the butter ones,' another said. It turns out that Jones isn't the only H-E-B fan who's gone to great lengths to travel with Texas tortillas. 'I flew with H-E-B tortillas and H-E-B goods from San Antonio to Amsterdam, then drove them to Belgium,' one person said. 4 'We bring them home, and we can freeze them, and we just use them until they run out,' the teen said. Annathecolassaltitan/TikTok 'I flew with H-E-B tortillas from San Antonio to Italy,' another chimed in. 'Tortillas [are] in my carry-on from San Antonio to Japan & the Philippines,' a third user wrote. H-E-B is a Texas-based supermarket chain with over 400 locations in the Lone Star State and Mexico. What makes H-E-B tortillas so good? The supermarket chain did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment — leaving the ingredients behind the tortillas' popularity a mystery.
Eater
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Eater
How to Help the Survivors and Families of the July 2025 Hill Country Floods
Skip to main content Current eater city: Austin On Friday, July 4, rain began to fall in Central Texas, turning into what experts are calling one of the deadliest floods in America in the last century. More than 80 people have been declared dead, and more than 40 more are still missing as of Monday, July 7; 850 have been rescued. On the Fourth of July, flash floods hit the Guadalupe River overnight, raising water levels by 26 feet in 45 minutes. At Camp Mystic in Kerrville, 27 campers and counselors, most young girls, are dead. The majority of the deaths occurred in Kerr County, which is directly west of Austin and just northwest of San Antonio. Flood risks are ongoing as rain in the state continues. Rescue efforts are ongoing for missing people across Central Texas, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledging to continue the search for the missing. On Sunday, July 6, President Donald Trump signed a federal disaster declaration for Kerr County, making assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) available for the search efforts and extending help to those affected. The move comes days after the passage of the president's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' whose proposed cuts included taking potentially $664 million in funding from federal agencies like FEMA. In the recently ended 2025 session of the Texas Legislature, House Bill 13 was introduced to address state-wide improvements to disaster response, which included funding for counties, notably rural, to buy new emergency alert equipment and build new infrastructure to help emergency communications, such as radio towers. It failed in the Senate. State representative Wes Virdell, who represents Kerrville and other areas impacted by the floods, voted against the bill. He told the Texas Tribune that, in hindsight and with the first-hand experience he has had in the past few days searching for survivors with first responders, he would vote differently now. Judge Rob Kelly, the top elected official in Kerr County, told the BBC that high costs stopped the installation of a county-administered warning system, which was analyzed six years ago. Staffing issues have also been a cause of concern, with an unstaffed warning meteorologist position in the Austin/San Antonio office of the National Weather Service. The person who previously held the position took a retirement buyout from the Trump administration earlier this year, CNN reports, and the role has not been refilled. Businesses and restaurants across Central Texas have already begun efforts to assist those impacted by the ongoing floods. H-E-B, the Texas grocery store chain, is known for showing up when natural disasters strike in the state. (H-E-B opened its first store in Kerrville.) The company sent a caravan of 18-wheelers loaded with supplies to Kerr County the day after those deadly floods struck, according to a report in MySA. 'As part of our initial outreach [in Kerrville], we are working closely with the Red Cross, local officials, and first responders to support their needs,' a statement from H-E-B, posted to its website on July 5, says. 'Additionally, we have sent aid to support efforts in San Angelo, Marble Falls, and other impacted areas.' During a press conference on July 6, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. said H-E-B would be setting up a mobile kitchen in Ingram, Texas, reports KHOU. Texas-based fast food chain Whataburger is also on the ground providing meals to first responders. 'We know the process of recovery and rebuilding isn't just about responding in a moment of crisis, but in supporting our neighbors in the months ahead,' the burger company shared in a statement on its social media. World Central Kitchen, a non-profit founded by chef José Andrés that provides meals in areas hit by disaster, is on-site in the affected communities, feeding warm meals to first responders, families at reunification centers, and working with local officials to get to communities in need of food. Speaking to CNN, World Kitchen's response director, Samantha Elfmont, said, 'We need to make sure that people are fed breakfast, lunch, and dinner and take care of themselves [and] get that nourishment they need, because these days are long and we don't know what's ahead.' Mercy Chefs, a non-profit, faith-based organization founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina by chefs Gary and Ann LeBlanc, provides high-quality, professionally prepared meals to victims of disasters. Mercy Chefs' local responders located in Central Texas have served first responders and survivors of the floods. In a post on Instagram, the team wrote: 'We served hundreds of first responders working around the clock to find those still missing and began feeding volunteers and families who have lost everything. Many came shaken and grieving, just needing a warm meal and hoping to see a friendly face. They left with full plates and, we pray, a little more strength to face what's next.' The organization seeks donations to continue its work. A loose coalition of Central Texas breweries has converted their locations into donation drop-off sites, and some are using beer trucks to get donations to people in the affected areas. All are posting updated lists of which donations are most needed currently on their Instagram pages. Participating locations include Jester King Brewery, the ABGB, the Brewtorium, South Austin Beer Garden in Austin, 12 Fox Beer and Treaty Oak Distilling in Dripping Springs, Bold Republic Brewing in Temple, Fifth Element Brewing in Leander, and Pecan Street Brewing in Johnson City. Requested items include bottled water, medical supplies, non-perishable food, socks, underwear, flashlights and batteries, kids' clothing, diapers, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and pet food. The Southern Smoke Foundation, a Houston-based organization run by chef Chris Shepherd, plans to offer disaster relief in the coming weeks to food and beverage workers impacted by the floods, it said in an Instagram post. Many Austin restaurants are donating some or all of the proceeds of sales to benefit flood victims. Curras Grill is accepting donations of essential items at its Oltorf and Hyde Park locations, and will donate 10 percent of all sales during its donation-gathering campaign to 'further assist and uplift the Kerrville community.' Buffalina's locations on Cesar Chavez and Burnet Road will host a fundraiser on Monday, July 7, in which it will donate profits from all margherita pizzas sold to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The Five O Four pop-up at Long Play Lounge is using its Monday, July 7, Oyster Night event to raise money and collect donations. One hundred percent of tips, which can be increased at checkout, along with 10 percent of all sales, will go to Hands Off Central TX, which is currently holding a flood mutual aid drive. It is accepting clothes, hygiene kits, water, and more to donate. Hopdaddy Burger Bar is donating 100 percent of profits from the day on Wednesday, July 9, to Texas Search and Rescue, which is helping to locate still missing flood victims. Boudin Acres is accepting donations of all essential items and doing a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $5,000, for monetary donations made directly to its Venmo through Friday, July 11. Peeler Farms is accepting donations of food to prepare meals for first responders in Kerrville, specifically of pork butts and shoulders, bags of chips, granola bars, and any meats that are easy to cook in large quantities. Drop off at Comedor in Austin or Millscale in Lockhart. The Commodore Perry Estate is a drop-off location for donations of bottled water, canned foods, clothing, hygiene products, trash bags, brooms, shovels, cleaning supplies, and basic emergency medical supplies. Hai Hospitality has partnered with Mercy Chefs to provide food and assistance in feeding those affected. Guests at Loro locations can round up their checks to donate directly, and plans to donate $20,000 in sales from all Texas locations of Uchi, Uchiko, and Uchiba to the organization, a spokesperson tells Eater. Lucky Lab Coffee Co.'s Dripping Springs location is a drop-off site for pet food and supplies for affected pets. It also accepts Petco, H-E-B, Amazon, Visa, and similar gift cards, as well as non-prescription pet medicines. Double Trouble will host an emergency donation drive during its Dungeons and Dragons karaoke night on Saturday, July 12. It seeks cleaning supplies, toiletries, diapers, formula, non-perishable foods, gently used clothing, pet supplies, and pet food. Spare Birdie in Cedar Park is a donation drop site through July 11, accepting bottled water, diapers, baby wipes, basic hygiene goods, trash bags, bleach, cleaning supplies, brooms, shovels, new socks, new underwear, flashlights, and batteries. Soup Leaf Hotpot will donate 40 percent of its profits on Wednesday, July 9 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. Corner Bar is accepting pet-related donations through Sunday, July 13, on behalf of Austin Pets Alive, which will in turn donate to flood victims. Radio Coffee and Beer will match in-store donations at all its locations, up to $10,000. The funds will be donated to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Eater Austin will continue to update this list as new donation locations and fundraisers are announced. See More:
