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.

Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

A major flood event also struck the Texas Hill Country in July of 1987 after a series of 17 thunderstorms moved slowly, in succession, over the headwaters of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain fell on the flood-prone areas, now deemed “Flash Flood Alley,” according to a National Weather Service report.

Death toll rises to 120 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone - At least 173 people remain missing in the state of Texas, including six from the all-girls summer camp

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,

Less than an hour into his mission, Troy Tillman came across a disturbing clue in his search for missing flood victims: a small, headless Barbie doll, its clothes and extremities missing. Not a small human,