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Disaster Resources: Texas Hill Country Flooding Event

This webpage has information and resources you can use to recover from the flooding event the Texas Hill Country experienced on July 4, 2025. Please bookmark this webpage so you can find it quickly.

The information below is subject to change, so check with the relevant government agency or organization to see what is available for you. State and local partners continue to encourage the public to call 2-1-1, visit the 211 website, and monitor local media outlets for alerts and identification of resources.

Financial assistance

FEMA assistance

Federal assistance was available via FEMA to eligible individuals and families affected by this disaster. The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance was September 28, 2025. Learn more about help that is still available from FEMA.

Disaster Recovery Center

FEMA is operating a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Hunt. DRCs provide disaster survivors with information from federal agencies such as FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), local organizations and legal aid providers. Disaster survivors can get help applying for federal assistance, learn about the types of assistance available, learn about the appeals process and get updates on applications.

Financial assistance from the Red Cross

The Red Cross may provide immediate financial assistance if your primary home was destroyed or has significant structural damage. Red Cross financial assistance is not a loan and does not need to be repaid. This program expires on January 4, 2026. 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) was accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The deadline to apply for DUA was September 29, 2025.

Disaster loans from SBA

SBA disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters, and businesses of all sizes. This applies to Burnet, Kerr, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson Counties, and the other 27 contiguous counties that may have been affected. The deadline to file for Physical Damage was September 28, 2025. The deadline to file for Economic Injury is April 6, 2026.

There are SBA Business Recovery Centers in Kerrville and San Angelo. At these centers, specialists can explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals.

Agriculture relief

The Texas Department of Agriculture’s State of Texas Agriculture Relief (STAR) Fund helps Texas farmers and ranchers recover from disaster. The deadline to apply was November 30, 2025.

Shelters and food & water

Shelters

Shelters are open across the region and they will provide food. There are also some reunification centers. For the most current information about these locations, visit the 211 website or the American Red Cross Sheltering Operations webpage.

SNAP

The deadline to receive replacements of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that were lost due to the floods was August 25, 2025.

The deadline for SNAP recipients impacted by the floods to purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals with their benefits was September 13, 2025.

For more information about damaged or lost food, visit the Texas Health and Human Services Receiving Disaster Assistance webpage.

Drinking water

For information about drinking water, see After a Disaster: Is Your Drinking Water Safe? (PDF) from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Disability-related help

Replacing DME & AT

The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) created a guide about how to replace your lost or damaged durable medical equipment (DME) or assistive technology (AT), sometimes called an adaptive aid (AA). See the Replacing DME & AT guide.

Help with accessibility improvements to your home

FEMA disaster assistance can pay for accessibility improvements to your home if you or a member of your household has a disability. This could include an exterior ramp, grab bars or a paved path of travel from your vehicle to your home. You could be covered if you need an accessibility item repaired or replaced, you need a new accessibility item, or you were disabled by the disaster and need an accessibility item as a result. See FEMA Can Help Survivors with Disabilities.

Report damage

When you report property damage using iSTAT, you help emergency management officials have a better understanding of the damages that have occurred.

Crisis counseling

Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched the Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line, a new statewide crisis support line for Texans impacted by the recent floods. The crisis support line is available 24/7 and provides professional crisis counseling at no cost. Survivors, families, first responders, and others affected by the disaster can receive professional crisis counseling at no cost by calling 833-812-2480. All calls are confidential and answered by personnel specially trained to work with disaster survivors.

Disaster Distress Helpline

The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

  • Call or text 1-800-985-5990.
  • Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.”
  • For Deaf and Hard of Hearing ASL Callers: To connect directly to an agent in American Sign Language, use ASL Now or call 1-800-985-5990 from your videophone. ASL Support is available 24/7.

AgriStress Helpline

The AgriStress Helpline (1-833-897-2474) is a free and confidential crisis and support line that you can call or text 24/7. The helpline is answered by trained professionals who can offer support and resources for agricultural, forestry, and fishing communities.

Legal resources

How you can help

Volunteer opportunities

If you would like to volunteer, connect with organizations that are facilitating response efforts—do not self-deploy. 

Donate

Other resources and information

Relief for taxpayers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is providing tax relief for individuals and businesses in Burnet, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson counties. Taxpayers now have until Feb. 2, 2026, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

Be aware of scams

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a consumer alert to protect Texans against bad actors looking to take advantage of the devastating flooding in Texas by perpetrating scams. Be wary of anyone seeking monetary funds from you or people offering to help you rebuild or reconstruct.

State disaster declaration

Governor Greg Abbott made a state Disaster Declaration.