Flood survivors to rally at Kerrville City Council meeting, demand more federal and state support

Survivors of both the July 2025 and July 2026 Kerr County floods plan to attend this afternoon’s emergency Kerrville City Council meeting to press local, state and federal officials for stronger disaster recovery support, according to a media advisory from Rebuild: The Disaster Survivors Association.

The advisory notes that more than a year after the 2025 flood, survivors are still waiting on Congress to approve federal disaster recovery funding for their communities — a wait now complicated by a second catastrophic flood in the same county within 13 months.

According to the advisory, survivors plan to specifically urge officials to:

• Visit impacted communities and prioritize removing dangerous debris as soon as possible
• Press FEMA to send Individual Assistance, giving survivors access to immediate financial aid
• Push Congress to appropriate CDBG-DR (Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery) funding immediately, both for 2025 flood survivors and those affected by this month’s flooding

Survivors plan to arrive at City Hall by 2:45 p.m. ahead of the 3 p.m. meeting and will be available for media interviews before and immediately after. Residents affected by this month’s flooding are also expected to attend and may be available to speak with reporters.

Rebuild describes itself as a national membership association built by and for survivors of hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters.

The meeting takes place at Kerrville City Hall, 701 Main Street, where the council is expected to formally renew Mayor Joe Herring Jr.’s disaster declaration for the July 16 flood.