{"id":380844,"date":"2026-07-21T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380844\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:03:13","slug":"boerne-families-begin-rebuilding-after-floodwaters-destroy-homes-and-cherished-belongings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380844\/","title":{"rendered":"Boerne families begin rebuilding after floodwaters destroy homes and cherished belongings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOERNE, Texas &#8211; As floodwaters recede across Boerne, many families are facing the heartbreaking task of rebuilding after rising water swept through homes, destroyed personal belongings and forced residents to start over.<\/p>\n<p>For Destinee Perez, the devastation became clear within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Perez was home with her 9-month-old son and their dogs at the Legacy at Cibolo apartment complex when heavy rain sent floodwaters rushing toward the property last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/frio-and-nueces-rivers-forecast-to-reach-major-flood-stage-this-week-uvalde-flooding-emergency-response?teaserSource=trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Frio and Nueces rivers forecast to reach major flood stage this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking out her window, she watched the water climb higher and higher until it reached the balcony outside her apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband rushed home from work and helped the family evacuate through knee-deep water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything is ruined,&#8221; Perez said. &#8220;The water came almost knee-high. We&#8217;ve already thrown away two truckloads. There&#8217;s mold spores on everything, everything smells awful, and it&#8217;s just not worth saving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The flood destroyed childhood mementos, wedding photos, clothing, furniture and countless other personal belongings. The family has since filled two dumpsters with damaged items and is now searching for a new place to live.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the overwhelming loss, Perez said she&#8217;s grateful her family made it out safely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I realize that I&#8217;d rather have my family&#8217;s safety, and it&#8217;s okay to say goodbye to things,&#8221; she said. &#8220;These are all replaceable, but it&#8217;s definitely hard to let go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/where-to-find-flooding-resources-and-how-to-help-impacted-texans-07-18-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Where to find flooding resources and how to help impacted Texans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perez said the water rose about 6 inches in just three minutes, damaging numerous apartments and vehicles throughout the complex.<\/p>\n<p>Just a couple of miles away, Jeremy Pratt experienced a similar nightmare as floodwaters quickly surrounded his home.<\/p>\n<p>A time-lapse video captured the water rapidly swallowing his backyard before it began pouring inside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said a little prayer to God and said, &#8216;Lord, I don&#8217;t ask a lot of you, but if I could ask for a little help right now&#8230; uncle, uncle, stop,'&#8221; Pratt recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, he realized the flooding was becoming dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We started seeing water coming into the house,&#8221; Pratt said. &#8220;I noticed the fence back there had broken open, and a wall of water had rushed up and begun getting into the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pratt and his family escaped safely before checking on neighbors to make sure everyone else was okay.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as the flood cleanup continues across Boerne, families like the Perezes and Pratts are focused on picking up the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just a matter of getting contractors in to get our life back to normal and get things restored,&#8221; Pratt said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOERNE, Texas &#8211; As floodwaters recede across Boerne, many families are facing the heartbreaking task of rebuilding after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-380844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}