HUNT, TEXAS

In the early hours of July 4, 2025, the Hunt community awakened to a catastrophe unlike anything in its recorded history. In less than four hours, an estimated 100 billion gallons of water tore down the Guadalupe River, cresting at a record 37.52 feet and overwhelming a rural community that has stood along its banks since 1912. Lives were lost. Livelihoods were shattered. More than 350 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed — including Hunt’s only store and gas station, the post office, beloved gathering spaces, youth camps, legacy homes, intergenerational traditions, and critical riverfront infrastructure. Entire stretches of the landscape were transformed as more than 100,000 trees were swept downstream. What followed was not just a disaster, but a defining moment. This is the story of what was lost — and how a community chose to rise. 

To be continued…