In a parking lot off South Staples Street, the unmistakable scent of slow-cooked pulled pork drifted through the air Saturday as smoke curled up from Pete Trevino’s massive bargecue pit, fondly named Big Bertha.
But, this wasn’t another cookout.
With five local bars working together, including the host site, Politics Bar, the effort was focused squarely on helping flood victims hundreds of miles away in Kerr County. Trevino and bar owners are raising money and supplies the South Texas way: with food, grit and community…