Victoria County officials on July 7 heard a multi-department briefing on the early‑July flood event centered in Kerr County and urged residents and local volunteers not to self-deploy to the disaster area, while coordinating countywide financial donations.

During the Commissioners Court meeting, emergency management staff described intense rainfall in the Hill Country on July 4 and asked the public to send money through a coordinated county effort rather than travel to the affected area. A county official said the Guadalupe River gauge near Kerrville rose from about 1.73 feet at 3:45 a.m. to nearly 23 feet within roughly an hour and a half, a rise the presenter said is roughly equivalent to the height of a two‑story house.

The court was told Canyon Reservoir (Canyon Lake) had capacity to absorb a substantial portion of storm runoff: the presenter reported the lake was at about 47% full on July 1 and was at about 62% full as of the morning of the meeting. County emergency staff said the reservoir’s operation reduced downstream impacts but stressed that the steep, channelized headwaters near Kerrville produced rapid, deadly flooding.

Emergency Management staff urged residents to enable wireless emergency alerts (WEA) and the county’s CodeRED notifications. The presenter said, “Go into your phones, your notification settings and please scroll down to the bottom and look... make sure that those things are turned on,” and warned that life‑saving messages can arrive in the night.

The court and staff emphasized coordination with state and regional partners, naming the National Weather Service, the West Gulf River Forecast Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as agencies the county consulted. Emergency staff repeatedly cautioned against “self deploy[ing]” to the disaster area; the presenter said, “There is a lot of boots on the ground in Kerr County and in the Central Texas region. What they need is support... What they need is professionals that are there to do the jobs and as they seek out the resources they need they will reach out to us.”

Commissioners directed county staff to collect monetary donations for Kerr County through a centralized effort. The court member who introduced the fundraising idea asked residents to contact Commissioner Kenneth Sexton or Ashley at the county judge’s office to contribute; the court did not adopt a formal resolution at the meeting. A resident during the public‑comment period asked about volunteer response for animals and local homelessness sites, and thanked county animal‑care services for previous work.

Court members and staff said the county will continue to monitor the Guadalupe River and regional forecasts and provide situational updates on county social media. County emergency staff said local support needs could continue for months and requested that citizens coordinate through official channels and established relief organizations rather than traveling to the scene.

Discussion (not formal court action) included requests that the county publish a list of vetted donation pages and guidance on gift cards versus monetary donations. No formal motions or budget actions related to Kerr County relief were recorded during the meeting.