🌱 How Kerrville neighbors are fighting to save a beloved taqueria
Kerrville, Texas Patch AM: a 5 min readHi there, Kerrville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kerrville neighbors are fighting to save a beloved taqueria
- How bad is Kerrville’s latest flooding — and what help is arriving?
- How floodwaters tested a Kerrville landmark — and what’s happening now.
Also on today's calendar: Crider’s Rodeo and Dancehall and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Volunteers, community rally around popular Kerrville Mexican restaurant after flood (ksat.com) — Flood cleanup at Taqueria Jalisco on Goat Creek Road is drawing Kerrville volunteers, contractors, and donations as the popular Mexican restaurant struggles to recover from last week’s devastating high water. With employees helping in the heat and community groups like Kerr Together and the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation coordinating support, residents are rallying to keep local workers paid and this neighborhood favorite alive. 
2. Kerrville residents begin long cleanup as Town Creek floodwaters recede (news4sanantonio.com) — Kerrville families along Town Creek are beginning a long, difficult cleanup after floodwaters caused damage city leaders say is worse than last year’s July 4 disaster. FEMA, state officials, and local public works crews are assessing destruction while faith-based groups help residents clear debris, even as many displaced neighbors wait in hotels for repairs and faster assistance.
3. One of the oldest businesses in Kerrville working to bounce back from floods (spectrumlocalnews.com) — Gibson’s Discount Center, one of Kerrville’s oldest and most beloved stores, is cleaning up after four inches of floodwater swept through the building last week. Staff and volunteers are power-washing and repairing damaged fixtures so the Main Street staple can fully reopen, while the manager urges residents to keep helping neighbors still facing serious storm damage.
4. Hit again by flooding, Kerr County businesses push to survive, rebuild (expressnews.com) — Kerrville-area small businesses like Gibson’s, Fitness First Sports, Powell Vacuum and a local dance studio are scrambling to rebuild after this month’s repeat flooding damaged about 100 Kerr County businesses. Local leaders urge owners to connect with Kerr Together and LiftFund for grants and guidance while they await fuller federal aid, and residents are being asked to support hometown shops during the long recovery.
5. Retired Navy veteran who spent decades serving others now needs help after Kerrville floods (kens5.com) — A longtime Kerrville volunteer and retired Navy Seabee, 78-year-old George Miller, is struggling to rebuild after this month’s historic floods severely damaged his home. Living on a fixed income, he’s relying on a new fundraiser and donations through Hill Country Veterans Center as neighbors rally to help someone who has quietly served the community for decades.
📸 Around Kerrville
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Upcoming Events in
Kerrville
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★ Featured events ★
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Fiddler on the Roof →
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St, Kerrville
7:30 pm
Saturday July 25
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Other local events
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Crider’s Rodeo and Dancehall →
Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, 2310 TX-39, Ingram
8:00 pm -
City Council Meeting →
City of Kerrville -
6:00 pm -
HPMS New Student Enrollment
Kerrville ISD Kerrville, TX 78028
8:00 am -
Antler Camp (Incoming Freshman)
Kerrville ISD Tivy High School
8:30 am -
Varsity Tennis @ Flour Bluff
Kerrville ISD Corpus Christi, TX
9:00 am -
Varsity Tennis @ Gregory-Portland
Kerrville ISD Corpus Christi, TX
1:30 pm
Saturday July 25
Tuesday July 28
Monday August 3
Thursday August 6
📣 Kerrville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Heart of the Hills Farmers Market →
Heart of the Hills Farmers Market, Heritage Star Parking, Lot 741 Water St, Kerrville
9:00 am -
Family Free Day @ The Museum of Western Art →
The Museum of Western Art, 1550 Bandera Hwy, Kerrville
10:00 am -
Kathleen Hudson: Creative Writing →
Butt-Holdsworth Library, 505 Water St, Kerrville
10:30 am -
Destination Cycle- Mastering Situational Awareness 7/25/26 →
Destination Cycle, 3341A TX-534 Loop, Kerrville
5:00 pm -
Lazy Days Canteen, Ingram, TX →
Lazy Days Canteen & Starry Nights Amphitheater, 820 TX-39, Ingram
6:00 pm
Saturday July 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We had a terrific time today with our grandson!
I found a black light, 3-D miniature golf place called Cooper’s Kingdom in Boerne and it was wonderful! All kinds of animatronics and characters! Our… (Nextdoor Las Colinas Sheppard Rees) - Noticia!
--need help finding my friend's escaped pet snakes--two Ball Pythons (harmless) last seen in the vicinity of Sweetwater Dr. near Ranchero in Oak… (Nextdoor Ranchero Rd)
- If you or your family have been impacted by the recent flooding in Kerr County, the City of Kerrville has assembled important recovery resources in... (X: PeteFlores_TX)
- Our Joe DeCarlo Kerrville talking to businesses affected by the floods last week. This strip mall saw 2 feet of water in its businesses as Town Creek... (X: KABBFOX29)
- Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Team Member in Kerrville. Apply here.
- James Avery Jewelry posted a job opening for EHS Specialist - Retail (DFW Based) in Kerrville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kerrville here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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