Flood Warning extended to Hunt as rescues continue across the county; Community Foundation launches new relief fund Kerr County and the City of Kerrville have both declared local disasters as catastrophic flooding stretched from Hunt to Center Point on Thursday, even as utility crews made progress restoring power to thousands of residents.

Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. declared a local state of disaster for the city and formally requested state and federal assistance from Gov. Greg Abbott, saying in a letter routed through Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd that damage to the city is "of such severity and magnitude that an effective response is beyond the City's capabilities to recover without supplementary state and/or federal assistance." City officials confirmed Thursday morning that the declaration had been signed and submitted to the governor's office.

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly has separately declared a disaster for the county.