He tied a garden hose around his waist and waded into chest-deep water. What happened next during the Texas floods is being called heroic.

There are multiple ways to get involved to help those impacted by deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country, whether you live in Texas or wish to donate online.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,