The president of the nonprofit emergency response organization Heal-Corp Larry Mynar spoke with NBC News' Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers about the deployment of volunteers to assist with search and rescue operations in Kerrville after devastating floods struck the town in Texas.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued over 200 people during his first mission over the weekend from floods that killed over 100 people.

The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government. “Highly trained swift water rescue teams” were requested by the state in last week before the floods.

In early July 2025, a claim began circulating on social media that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent rescue teams to Texas in response to the deadly floods that struck the state over the Fourth of July weekend.

Texas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.

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.

Volunteers from around the country are flocking to flood-ravaged central Texas to help with search and rescue efforts and provide aid to survivors. Sam Elfmont, World Central Kitchen Director of Response,

Kelsey Cravey recounted the moment her mom and stepdad were rescued from their Kerrville mobile home that day and wants to find and thank the complete strangers who did it. Cravey said water was up to their knees, then instantly up to their waist.