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Updated 06/12/2021

Episode 1

The Flood, Part 1

Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley remembers the night before the flood and everything that led up to the moment that changed his family forever. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 2

The Flood, Part 2

At dawn on July 4, 2025, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley found himself high in a hackberry tree, alone and unaware of his family’s whereabouts. This is the story of what came next. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 1

A Pretty Little Place

“Someone is lying. And it’s hard to know who’s lying and who’s not.”
Episode 4

Stuck at Camp Forever

An old friend reaches out. His daughter was one of the young girls who died at Camp Mystic. We reconnected to understand each other's grief and explore how it can be channeled into action. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 5

Faith After the Flood

A conversation about faith with Dallas attorney R.J. Harber, who lost most of his family in the July 4 flood. We connected as survivors and during our conversation, I learned that even though we believe very different things and engage spiritually in very different ways, the result is kind of the same. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 2

Tom's Loop

"My gut tells me he hasn't left Hemphill County. I think he's here somewhere, and I don't know if he intends to come out in the next day or two."
Episode 4

Lake Marvin Road

"I'm sitting there thinking, 'Oh God, I'm so scared right now.' I couldn't convince them. And so I just let them hammer me."
Episode 3

One of the Hardest Things

In the aftermath of the flood, loved ones and kind-hearted strangers helped my family face our new, unimaginable reality. A reunion takes place for the first time since the disaster. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 3

Evil Has Come to Canadian

"Makes you want to go to the church, get on your knees and say a few words, right?
Episode 5

Unusual Suspects

“It's kind of strange that your investigator calls this search, and lo and behold, right after he starts the search, a cell phone is found.”

Stories for all y'all.