Where the River Took Us

Introducing: After the Flood

Aaron Parsley introduces us to another story about the tragic floods in Central Texas. It's the first episode in a new podcast from The Texas Newsroom, in partnership wit

Where We Go

In the final episode, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley speaks with his sister, Alissa Parsley, about life in the aftermath of the flood. To read Aaron Parsely’s

Those Days are Gone

The Guadalupe River, and what it meant to so many Texans, changed forever on July 4, 2025. Whether to return and try to rebuild is a question each flood survivor must ans

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 lea

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 chan

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 t

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 stor

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 Pa

Preview: The Original Article, Days After the Flood

Before the release of the first episode on May 26, here’s the audio version of Aaron Parsley’s article from July 2025, which won him a Pulitzer Prize. To read Aaron Pars

Introducing "Where the River Took Us"

Coming May 26, 2026, Where the River Took Us explores how people endure unimaginable loss and how a community tries to rebuild, grow, and adapt after the devastating Cent