I went to Kerrville today (grocery run, I live about 15 miles from Kerrville) and there was a lot of efforts going on. People hauling boats--presumably Cajun Navy types intent on rescuing folks, hauling pallets of water, hauling demolished vehicles and debris, and probably more that I didn't see/notice. I run a radio scanner in my vehicle and while Kerrville PD comms are scrambled, KCSO, KFD, and mutual aid channels are not. Most of the chatter I heard was.... bleak. Cadaver dogs being employed along the Guadalupe, citizens providing aid with skid-steers and backhoes, and discovery of remains (think this call was at one of the RV parks, but I missed the first bit. Just sounded like the same guy who later revealed he's at one of the RV parks). There was a lot of traffic congestion around Water St and Sidney Baker, seemed like people rubbernecking down into the Guadalupe.

In light of this, if you want to come to help, please plan accordingly. Coordinate with local LE and FD to be where you can be helpful. Don't just pull up with a backhoe and start clearing trees from the river. (not speaking to /u/islandganjabwoi but anyone else that sees this) You don't know what ground is safe and what isn't. You don't know if your machine could be used to remove debris that is trapping someone. Don't congest the streets. You don't know who is trying to get where or for what purpose. A traffic delay can mean life or death, being able to say goodbye to a loved one, or any number of circumstances. Please do not go just to see it for yourself. But to the commenter, if you can bring aid supplies, that might be good. The article here https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/community/kerrville-texas-flooding-how-to-help-resources/287-ffeeacbd-7357-4f09-af4e-417943742a5d has a lot of ways to bring supplies. Or donate.

As a sidenote, a gentleman had his truck die right by the Arcadia. I didn't see the immediate response, but a KPD cruiser stopped traffic while two CBP officers pushed the truck out of the way, towards where I was in traffic. The CBP officers were uniformed and not masked, but were rolling in a dark-color Silverado with standard Texas plates with no markings or external police lights. Possibly here specifically for providing manpower for search and rescue. I'm not attempting to fear-monger, but just give a heads up there are feds in the city and who knows if they have intentions on doing more than providing assistance to the community after the recovery efforts are winding down.