Rumors about National Weather Service cuts, cloud seeding, rescues and more spread online following the deadly July 2025 floods in central Texas.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard are sharing powerful stories from recent flood rescues in Central Texas. One rescuer recalled spotting a young girl in the back of a rescue vehicle, tears streaming down her face.

During Texas's second-worst flood, Matthew Crowder ignored dispatch warnings to save a family. Now the community rallies to help survivors.

Over 850 were rescued or evacuated after deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country. This United States Coast Guard member was a part of these rescue missions. Listen as he reflects on the impactful rescue of little girls that reminded him of his daughters.

Austin Pets Alive! and Kerrville Pets Alive! rescued and reunited five cats with their families, after the pets got separated from their owners during the July 4 flooding in Central Texas.

Linsey Davis reports on the remarkable signs of hope – including the hundreds of animals saved and the volunteers who helped make it happen from the Humane Society of North Texas.

The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour aviators.

Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.