Press Coverage

The inaugural Salsa Fest at Trailhead Beer Garden brought together local businesses and the community, raising $14,000 for the Doyle Community Center to support neighborhood residents recovering from this summer's second flood. Every salsa maker in the competition was sponsored by a local business, turning a fun community event into a real fundraising effort - the same grassroots, no-tax-dollar model Jeremy points to when he talks about creative ways to meet real needs.

Pint & Plow has released "Let It Grow," a golden ale named for riparian ecologist Steve Nelle, whose decades of teaching on riparian stewardship shaped much of the Hill Country's post-flood recovery work. Proceeds benefit the Kerr County River Foundation's watershed restoration efforts: customers who give $10 or more to KCRF receive a pint and a raffle entry for a kayak, with the drawing held at Trailhead Beer Garden's Salsa Fest on August 29th. It's a small, direct example of the kind of public-private partnership Jeremy's platform calls for - local business funding real watershed stewardship work, without a dollar of tax money involved.

Trailhead Beer Garden, the venue Jeremy owns at the end of the Kerrville River Trail, is putting its stage behind local business again with its inaugural Salsa Fest on August 29th, spotlighting up to 20 local salsa makers. It's the same model behind Trailhead's popular Pot O' Hot Fest, now in its third year: give neighbors a reason to gather, and give local makers a stage to be seen. It's the same instinct Jeremy brings to county government - creating the conditions for the community to come together and build something, rather than waiting for someone else to do it.

In this feature on Kerr County's recovery one year after the July 4 floods, Jeremy Walther joins a panel at Arcadia Live discussing the massive replanting effort and watershed restoration underway. Speaking alongside wildlife biologists and other community leaders, Walther articulated the central theme of ecological recovery: "The watershed is our economic pump. It's our origin story." His perspective reflects the strategic integration of environmental stewardship, economic development, and community resilience that defines his approach to county governance.

Jeremy Walther of the Kerr County River Foundation and Kerrville Urban Trail System led volunteers from KPUB and neighborhood residents in planting more than 60 trees along the River Trail as part of KCRF's Adopt a River Trail program. The collaborative effort brought together local organizations, utilities, and neighbors to restore areas devastated by last July's flooding.

Pint & Plow Brewing Company, founded by Jeremy Walther in 2016, will mark its 10th anniversary with the Hobo Gala, a Clay Street Block Party benefiting the Doyle Community Center. The event reflects Walther's commitment to community building in his hometown, bringing together local food, craft beer, live music, and neighbors around shared celebration.

The Kerr County River Foundation (KCRF), a newly established 501(c)(3), launched in 2025 with a mission to enhance the Guadalupe River watershed through greenspace protection, scientific research, education, and collaborative community programming. Among its first milestones, KCRF assumed stewardship of the Kerrville Urban Trail System (KUTS), unifying trail development, habitat restoration, and watershed conservation under one organization.

Jeremy Walther serves as a founding director of KCRF. The foundation is governed by a seven-member board whose expertise spans water policy, conservation science, GIS, land law, and communications. Current programs include the Adopt-a-River Trail volunteer initiative, photo monitoring and GIS network, axis deer management, river short films, Coffee & Kayak educational events, Lions Park revitalization, and the Shady Streets urban canopy initiative.

Jeremy Walther argues for comprehensive flood mitigation strategies that go beyond traditional dam infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of watershed management, riparian restoration, and nature-based solutions in protecting Kerr County communities.

Jeremy Walther discusses collaborative watershed restoration bringing together volunteers, Peterson Health, Schreiner University, and regional agencies - demonstrating the community-focused approach central to his campaign for County Commissioner.

Official announcement of Jeremy Walther's independent candidacy for Kerr County Commissioner, Precinct 2, highlighting his five-priority platform focused on emergency preparedness, water security, budget transparency, infrastructure investment, and river corridor restoration.

Jeremy Walther is featured among Kerrville residents discussing how to rebuild in the aftermath of the July 4 floods. The article explores how residents are approaching reconstruction with environmental consciousness in mind, drawing lessons from the area's deep history of flooding. Walther's work with the Kerr County River Foundation and his commitment to watershed restoration exemplify the community-centered, strategic approach he brings to county governance.

Jeremy Walther serves as panelist at Hill Country Alliance symposium on Guadalupe River watershed restoration, discussing collaborative recovery efforts and ecological management after the July 4 flood - expertise directly relevant to his water security and river corridor campaign priorities.

Jeremy Walther makes the case for keeping flood-cleanup woody debris in Kerr County for local river restoration instead of trucking it out of county for commercial resale. He cites independent lab testing confirming the material is free of contaminants, and argues that using it locally - through efforts like tree planting and native habitat restoration - would save the county money while directly benefiting the Guadalupe River.

In this "Your Voice, South Texas" segment filmed at Pint & Plow, Jeremy discusses why he rejects partisan labels: "I don't identify as a Republican, I don't identify as a Democrat. What's frustrating about politics is that two-party outlook—how often is any important conversation that black and white, where you're either one way or the other with no in between?" This pre-candidacy interview reveals the independent mindset that would later shape his decision to run for County Commissioner outside the two-party system.

This feature profiles Jeremy Walther's vision for Pint & Plow as a family-friendly gathering space and community hub. After returning to Kerrville from Austin where he worked as a landscaper and biologist, Walther founded Pint & Plow with his wife Maia to create something distinct for the community—a brewpub focused on modern agricultural heritage, local sourcing, and building a vibrant gathering space. The article explores how Walther sees his business as inseparable from his broader mission to make Kerrville a creative and thriving place to live.