Texans rally to help flood victims as Operation Airdrop takes flight
Volunteer pilots from North Texas deliver supplies to Central Texas flood zones in one of the group's most personal missions yet.
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Volunteer pilots from North Texas deliver supplies to Central Texas flood zones in one of the group's most personal missions yet.
TJ Ware and his family aid flood victims and first responders with supplies and mental health care.
As we learn more about the young girls who lost their lives in the Central Texas floods, we are getting a look at the moment some of their campmates were evacuated from the floodwaters.
Several search and rescue teams from North Texas fire departments are in central Texas assisting after deadly flooding swept across the area.
A collective of highly trained chefs is working to ensure that the thousands helping in the Hill Country are supported in little ways that make a big difference.
Fort Worth-based singer-songwriter Josh Weathers raised $337,000 for those affected by last week's Central Texas floods during a livestream benefit concert Monday night.
According to his wife, Kori Green, Pat's younger brother John, his wife Julia and two of their children were swept away in flooding in Kerrville.
Retired Fort Worth police officer Jamie Stanford said her faith and her Texas pride drove her to Kerrville this week.
H-E-B said as part of its initial outreach, the company is working closely with the Red Cross, Kerr County officials and first responders.
While there's still hope in the Hill Country that survivors are still out here, finding bodies at least offers some level of comfort to the families who have been waiting four agonizing days.
"Amid so much sorrow, we are inspired by the strength of the Texas community as it comes together during this incredibly difficult time," the group said.
For those affected by the Texas floods, the pain is overwhelming and the road to healing is uncertain.
Even those not affiliated with an organization are eager to help give back to the community after devastating floods.
More than an entire summer's worth of rain fell in some spots in just a few hours, quickly overwhelmed dry soils and created significant flash flooding.
Their deaths were confirmed Saturday by St. Rita Catholic Community church.
Amid criticism of budget cuts at NWS, Sen. Ted Cruz defended the agency, saying meteorologists did their job and were not short-staffed during the early morning hours of July Fourth.
Roads disappeared under rushing water. Homes and businesses were submerged as the Fourth of July weekend turned into a rescue mission.
For days before catastrophic floods left parts of Central Texas inundated, the National Weather Service was tracking the chance of rain.
Their expertise is exactly what officials say is needed to conduct these kinds of rescues.
"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.
Three girls from Dallas, 8-year-olds Hadley Hanna and Eloise Peck and 9-year-old Lila Bonner, were among the missing Camp Mystic campers.
The death toll, as of Monday afternoon, of 90 fatalities, makes the Central Texas flash floods on July 4 the second-deadliest flood disaster in Texas history.
On Saturday, Mr. Trump said his administration was working with state and local officials and that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be arriving in Texas shortly. DHS oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 23 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for. Officials say dozens have died as catastrophic floods continue to ravage the Hill Country.
Six North Texas girls missing from Camp Mystic in the wake of catastrophic Central Texas flooding have been confirmed dead, their families confirmed.
