Ingram ISD is trying to get 12 damaged buildings ready for students after another round of flooding hit the Texas Hill Country. The deadline is next Wednesday, and cleanup crews are still pulling out soaked materials while the district weighs a repair bill of roughly $2 million not covered by insurance. Officials say students should return on schedule, even if some rooms and athletic spaces look more like active worksites than polished first-day classrooms.
The latest damage came after July storms, just one year after the deadly 2025 flooding that devastated Kerr County. As reported by San Antonio Express-News, water overwhelmed a retention pond behind Tom Moore High School, sent a retaining wall failing and seeped through roofs and windows across the district — rather than surging in from the Guadalupe River.
Tom Moore High School Took The Hardest Hit
The high school’s agricultural science building and athletics fieldhouse took several inches of water, while the band hall and other areas also suffered damage. Expensive equipment, including plasma cutters, sat in floodwater for days, and Superintendent Justin Turner told San Antonio Express-News that the district was hit by “water from the top.” District officials say they are also taking steps to address drainage problems on campus.
The city of Ingram declared a local state of emergency on July 16 and continues to collect photos and video documenting the latest flooding. The City of Ingram has also directed residents toward damage-reporting resources and flood-relief information as the community works through another difficult recovery.
The District Was Already Rebuilding From 2025
Ingram ISD was already dealing with a long-term rebuilding project after its former headquarters was heavily damaged in the July 4, 2025, flood. An earlier report by San Antonio Express-News said the district planned a new $2.2 million administration center, with part of the cost covered by a $1.25 million grant from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.
That leaves Turner, who joined the district as superintendent on Jan. 1, leading Ingram through a second flood recovery effort in his first year on the job, according to the district’s superintendent bio. Employees and volunteers have removed ruined drywall, insulation and flooring, but some finishing work may wait until later in the school year.
For now, athletes are lifting weights on the football field while damaged spaces are cleaned and repaired. Ingram’s goal is to make the campuses safe and functional when students return next Wednesday, even as the more expensive and permanent work continues behind the scenes.
