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FOX viewers donate over $7M to Texas flood victims: How you can help

FOX viewers have come through in a big way for the victims of this month's devastating Texas floods.

Following FOX’s initial donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, our generous viewers answered the call to action and helped raise $7 million to aid Central Texas communities. 

Local perspective:

The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund announced last week that an initial $5 million in emergency grants to nonprofit organizations has been dispersed to support individuals and families, local businesses, first responders, and crisis response. 

Volunteers unload a semi-truck full of supplies delivered by Convoy of Hope to Gateway Kerrville Church on July 7, 2025 in Ingram, Texas.(Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

How you can still help

What you can do:

It’s not too late to join FOX’s support of recovery efforts. Your donation supports the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s relief and rebuilding efforts. Visit go.fox/txfloodrelief to support the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.

Texas floods latest

President Donald Trump and the first lady spent Friday touring flood damage in hardest-hit Kerr County, where 100 people died – including 36 children – and 161 are still missing from heavily damaged camps and homes.

What they're saying:

"I've never seen anything like it. A little narrow river that becomes a monster," President Trump said at a roundtable discussion with first responders. "The first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this, really horrific and deadly flood."

The backstory:

It’s been nearly two weeks since fast-rising floodwaters damaged homes and camps along the Guadalupe River, including Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors died.

Across the state, at least 131 people were killed in the flooding. More than 170 people are considered missing.

Last week, Trump signed a "Major Disaster Declaration" for relief for Kerr County and later added eight more counties to the list, making them eligible for direct financial assistance to recover and rebuild.

What's next:

The Texas Division of Emergency Management says 13,000 volunteers are assisting with flood-related recovery, but rain across Central Texas has slowed those efforts. Many rivers remain under flood warning.

Meanwhile, the Texas state Legislature plans a special session on early warning systems and preparedness, scheduled to start July 23.

The Source: Information in this story comes from FOX, which owns this website, along with previous reporting by FOX Television Stations in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.

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