by An attractive five-building vacation home in Hunt, Texas, situated above a sloping bank on the Guadalupe River, was once owned by Robert Brown, a Dallas businessman. This week, a crew started pulling down drywall and soggy insulation and removing river mud from the buildings.
At least 129 people have died in Central Texas as a result of the worst floods anyone has ever seen in the small Hill Country town of Hunt on July 4, and many more are still unaccounted for. In unincorporated Hunt, where at least 27 members of a ladies’ summer retreat called Camp Mystic were slain, the pain is especially deep.
Now, a large portion of the town is in ruins, with piles of soaking rubbish along Highway 39, the main route that runs beside the Guadalupe, and debris stuck in tree branches. Expert horsemen wearing ball caps and cowboy hats were looking for bodies on Mr. Brown’s farm on Wednesday.
Mr. Brown, who was up in Corpus Christi, Texas, near the ocean, isn’t giving up on Hunt, though. He stated that he wants his buildings renovated after the workmen demolish them. His strong ties to the Hill Country, an area in central Texas that is also essential to the history, spirit, and western mythology of the state, have influenced his choice.
Growing up in Corpus Christi, down on the coast, we always had a deep affection for the Hill Country, Mr. Brown stated last week. I suppose it was our so-called Colorado. He referred to the Texas hills as “those mountains back in the day.”
The geographical diversity of Texas, a state larger than any nation in Europe, is astounding. However, the Hill Country, which spans 26 counties and is home to a wealth of natural and cultural resources, has a very western flavor. Here, the Comanche and German immigrants used to trade. The bluebonnet, the state flower, blooms profusely throughout the spring. The rich tapestry of Texas folk music is preserved and promoted by the annual Kerrville Folk Festival.
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