The holidays are here, but many victims of the Hill Country floods in Kerr County are still trying to rebuild their lives nearly five months after the storm.

Some people have had no income while their only places of work remain gutted.

At the Ingram Dam Shopping Center, the framing is finally up since the last visit, but business owners are waiting for plumbing, windows and electricity to be completed.

The shopping center had about seven businesses and two residential units when the floods hit. Owner Steve Edelstein estimated about 20 people worked in the center.

“The biggest part is obtaining financing and obtaining funding to rebuild,” said Edelstein.

He said that the owners have raised some money but still face a large gap.

“We’ve raised about $150,000,” Edelstein said, in part. “

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