Grass-roots relief and remembrance efforts are multiplying in Kerr County following the deadly Texas Hill Country floods. In downtown Kerrville, a 50-foot “Wall of Hope” has sprung up on Water Street, packed with flowers, photographs and handwritten messages. Nearby at Nimitz Lake, Dallas-based artist Roberto Marquez has erected 148 hand-made wooden crosses and a candle-lit altar to honour each confirmed victim while the search continues for the missing along the Guadalupe River. Edna businessman Trey Ganem, owner of SoulShine Industries, has pledged to craft and donate 27 personalised caskets—work that normally costs about $3,000 to $4,000 apiece. Ganem, whose nonprofit supplied caskets after the Uvalde school shooting, said the gesture is meant to ensure families “tell their loved one’s story” without bearing funeral costs. Individual fundraising drives are also helping to channel support. In Dallas, 27-year-old Jack Stradinger completed his first 100-mile run in under 24 hours along the Katy Trail, collecting more than $20,000 for the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. Authorities say intermittent rain is slowing the eleventh-day search for close to 160 people still unaccounted for, but community volunteers and donors continue to converge on the region, underscoring a widening effort to help families recover and remember.