KSAT's Garrett Brnger and Luis Cienfuegos captured signs of storm damage in Kerr County on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (KSAT)
KERR COUNTY, Texas – Kerr County officials — along with local, state and federal lawmakers — held a news conference Friday to discuss their response to this week’s flooding.
On Thursday, the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office and DPS confirmed that at least one man died in this week’s flooding. His body was recovered in the vicinity of Center Point, officials said.
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During a Thursday news conference, Gov. Greg Abbott said the man was swept away in an RV.
“Our community grieves, and we grieve hard. We’re still reeling from what happened a year ago. Those are not easily forgotten memories,” Haley said Thursday. “To have this happen again so suddenly is literally quite devastating for a lot of us as first responders, as employees of the City of Kerrville and as members of this community.”
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
Nate Kotisso joined KSAT as a digital journalist in 2024. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Rio Grande Valley for more than two years and spent nearly three years as a digital producer at the CBS station in Oklahoma City.
Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News. Dillon is a two-time Houston Press Club Journalist of the Year and a Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Reporter of the Year.