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Community Banks Provide Relief to Those Affected by the July Floods in Central Texas

August 15, 2025

The July 4 and 5 flash floods across Central Texas—particularly along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country—resulted in more than 135 deaths, a handful of people still missing and catastrophic financial impacts in the multi-billion-dollar range, with some estimates between $18 and $22 billion.

Texas banks rallied immediately to help in the aftermath of the flooding, providing well over $1 million in aid. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, was the primary local fund to which most banks directed gifts. Additional bank-funded, industry-wide support came from the Texas Bankers Foundation (the Texas Bankers Association’s charitable arm), which seeded $10,000 and later committed another $100,000 specifically for 2025 flood relief.

Here are some of the Texas community banks that provided aid:

  • Broadway Bank, San Antonio: made immediate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Salvation Army (amount not disclosed);
  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 matching grant for the Maestro Entrepreneur Center’s “Rebuild Central Texas Small Businesses” fund (counts as bank dollars as donations are matched);
  • Frost Bank, San Antonio: $500,000 to relief and recovery partners, including the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Guaranty Bank & Trust, Mt. Pleasant: corporate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and the Texas Bankers Association Foundation (amount not disclosed);
  • Happy State Bank, Amarillo: $250,000 donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Foundation Disaster Relief Program (amount not disclosed);
  • Jefferson Bank, San Antonio: donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund (amount not disclosed).
  • PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas: $10,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Prosperity Bank, Houston: $70,000, “along with [customers’] gifts and a corporate donation” to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: $100,000 matched gift as part of its Hill Country Flood Recovery drive (see matching section below for full impact);
  • VeraBank, Henderson: $150,000 total—$75,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and $75,000 to WilCo Cares Flood Relief (Williamson County); also reported results of its matching drive (see below); and
  • Veritex Community Bank, Dallas: donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Ark of the Highland Lakes (amount not disclosed).

A running subtotal (confirmed bank dollars with stated amounts): ≈ $1,090,000, not counting “amount undisclosed” items above.

Matching drives and pledged commitments—bank dollars contingent on public giving:

  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 match for small-business relief (noted above as a bank outlay when matched).
  • Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg: Pledged to match up to $250,000 for flood relief (participated alongside Texas First in the matching effort);
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: Matched $100,000; together with Security State Bank & Trust’s participation (below), Texas First announced $440,000 in matched donations generated by the drive (bank’s own outlay was $100k; the rest came from public gifts and SSB&T’s match);
  • Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen: Pledged to match up to $100,000 via its TRB Central Texas Flood Relief Fund; and
  • VeraBank, Henderson: Matched up to $75,000 for Kerr County and $75,000 for WilCo Cares; campaign recap shows raising $14,281 for WilCo Cares Flood Relief and $99,900.51 for Kerr County Flood Relief, plus VeraBank’s $75,000 match and a $75,000 direct gift (the $150,000 direct gift is already included in the cash-gifts section above).

If your bank made contributions to the flood-relief efforts and is not mentioned here, please let us know and we will follow up with news of additional aid.

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Community Banks Provide Relief to Those Affected by the July Floods in Central Texas

August 15, 2025

The July 4 and 5 flash floods across Central Texas—particularly along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country—resulted in more than 135 deaths, a handful of people still missing and catastrophic financial impacts in the multi-billion-dollar range, with some estimates between $18 and $22 billion.

Texas banks rallied immediately to help in the aftermath of the flooding, providing well over $1 million in aid. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, was the primary local fund to which most banks directed gifts. Additional bank-funded, industry-wide support came from the Texas Bankers Foundation (the Texas Bankers Association’s charitable arm), which seeded $10,000 and later committed another $100,000 specifically for 2025 flood relief.

Here are some of the Texas community banks that provided aid:

  • Broadway Bank, San Antonio: made immediate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Salvation Army (amount not disclosed);
  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 matching grant for the Maestro Entrepreneur Center’s “Rebuild Central Texas Small Businesses” fund (counts as bank dollars as donations are matched);
  • Frost Bank, San Antonio: $500,000 to relief and recovery partners, including the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Guaranty Bank & Trust, Mt. Pleasant: corporate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and the Texas Bankers Association Foundation (amount not disclosed);
  • Happy State Bank, Amarillo: $250,000 donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Foundation Disaster Relief Program (amount not disclosed);
  • Jefferson Bank, San Antonio: donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund (amount not disclosed).
  • PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas: $10,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Prosperity Bank, Houston: $70,000, “along with [customers’] gifts and a corporate donation” to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: $100,000 matched gift as part of its Hill Country Flood Recovery drive (see matching section below for full impact);
  • VeraBank, Henderson: $150,000 total—$75,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and $75,000 to WilCo Cares Flood Relief (Williamson County); also reported results of its matching drive (see below); and
  • Veritex Community Bank, Dallas: donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Ark of the Highland Lakes (amount not disclosed).

A running subtotal (confirmed bank dollars with stated amounts): ≈ $1,090,000, not counting “amount undisclosed” items above.

Matching drives and pledged commitments—bank dollars contingent on public giving:

  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 match for small-business relief (noted above as a bank outlay when matched).
  • Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg: Pledged to match up to $250,000 for flood relief (participated alongside Texas First in the matching effort);
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: Matched $100,000; together with Security State Bank & Trust’s participation (below), Texas First announced $440,000 in matched donations generated by the drive (bank’s own outlay was $100k; the rest came from public gifts and SSB&T’s match);
  • Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen: Pledged to match up to $100,000 via its TRB Central Texas Flood Relief Fund; and
  • VeraBank, Henderson: Matched up to $75,000 for Kerr County and $75,000 for WilCo Cares; campaign recap shows raising $14,281 for WilCo Cares Flood Relief and $99,900.51 for Kerr County Flood Relief, plus VeraBank’s $75,000 match and a $75,000 direct gift (the $150,000 direct gift is already included in the cash-gifts section above).

If your bank made contributions to the flood-relief efforts and is not mentioned here, please let us know and we will follow up with news of additional aid.

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Community Banks Provide Relief to Those Affected by the July Floods in Central Texas

August 15, 2025

The July 4 and 5 flash floods across Central Texas—particularly along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country—resulted in more than 135 deaths, a handful of people still missing and catastrophic financial impacts in the multi-billion-dollar range, with some estimates between $18 and $22 billion.

Texas banks rallied immediately to help in the aftermath of the flooding, providing well over $1 million in aid. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, was the primary local fund to which most banks directed gifts. Additional bank-funded, industry-wide support came from the Texas Bankers Foundation (the Texas Bankers Association’s charitable arm), which seeded $10,000 and later committed another $100,000 specifically for 2025 flood relief.

Here are some of the Texas community banks that provided aid:

  • Broadway Bank, San Antonio: made immediate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Salvation Army (amount not disclosed);
  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 matching grant for the Maestro Entrepreneur Center’s “Rebuild Central Texas Small Businesses” fund (counts as bank dollars as donations are matched);
  • Frost Bank, San Antonio: $500,000 to relief and recovery partners, including the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Guaranty Bank & Trust, Mt. Pleasant: corporate donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and the Texas Bankers Association Foundation (amount not disclosed);
  • Happy State Bank, Amarillo: $250,000 donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Foundation Disaster Relief Program (amount not disclosed);
  • Jefferson Bank, San Antonio: donation to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund (amount not disclosed).
  • PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas: $10,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Prosperity Bank, Houston: $70,000, “along with [customers’] gifts and a corporate donation” to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund;
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: $100,000 matched gift as part of its Hill Country Flood Recovery drive (see matching section below for full impact);
  • VeraBank, Henderson: $150,000 total—$75,000 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and $75,000 to WilCo Cares Flood Relief (Williamson County); also reported results of its matching drive (see below); and
  • Veritex Community Bank, Dallas: donations to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Ark of the Highland Lakes (amount not disclosed).

A running subtotal (confirmed bank dollars with stated amounts): ≈ $1,090,000, not counting “amount undisclosed” items above.

Matching drives and pledged commitments—bank dollars contingent on public giving:

  • Comerica Bank, Dallas: $10,000 match for small-business relief (noted above as a bank outlay when matched).
  • Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg: Pledged to match up to $250,000 for flood relief (participated alongside Texas First in the matching effort);
  • Texas First Bank, Texas City: Matched $100,000; together with Security State Bank & Trust’s participation (below), Texas First announced $440,000 in matched donations generated by the drive (bank’s own outlay was $100k; the rest came from public gifts and SSB&T’s match);
  • Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen: Pledged to match up to $100,000 via its TRB Central Texas Flood Relief Fund; and
  • VeraBank, Henderson: Matched up to $75,000 for Kerr County and $75,000 for WilCo Cares; campaign recap shows raising $14,281 for WilCo Cares Flood Relief and $99,900.51 for Kerr County Flood Relief, plus VeraBank’s $75,000 match and a $75,000 direct gift (the $150,000 direct gift is already included in the cash-gifts section above).

If your bank made contributions to the flood-relief efforts and is not mentioned here, please let us know and we will follow up with news of additional aid.

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