A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer documents his year after surviving the Hill Country floods

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer documents his year after surviving the Hill Country floods

四虎影院 | By Miranda Suarez,

Published July 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM CDT

Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on Friday in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported.

The Guadalupe River floods last year destroyed Aaron Parsley's family river house and swept him and his family downstream. His 20-month-old nephew, Clay, did not survive.

Parsley recounted the early morning hours of July 4, 2025 for Texas Monthly, where he is a senior editor. Now, he's released a podcast called reflecting on the year after the flood as he connects with fellow survivors.

Parsley spoke with NTX Now hosts Miranda Suarez and Ron Corning. Listen to that conversation by clicking the play button above. You can listen to Parsley's podcast on major podcasting platforms, like .

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Miranda Suarez

Miranda Suarez is an award-winning reporter who started at 四虎影院 in 2020. Before joining 鈥淣TX Now,鈥� she covered Tarrant County government, with a focus on deaths in the local jail. Her work drives discussion at local government meetings and has led to real-world change 鈥� like the closure of a West Texas private prison that violated the state鈥檚 safety standards. A Massachusetts native, Miranda got her start in journalism at WTBU, Boston University鈥檚 student radio station. She later worked at WBUR as a business desk fellow, and while reporting for Boston 25 News, she received a New England Emmy nomination for her investigation into mental鈥慼ealth counseling services at Massachusetts colleges and universities.

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Ron Corning

Ron Corning is a television journalist whose career has taken him from small鈥憈own studios to major-market newsrooms, and he joins NTX Now as co-host. For eight years, Ron anchored Daybreak at WFAA in Dallas, becoming a trusted presence for North Texas viewers. He also anchored the station鈥檚 midday newscast and later helped launch Morning After, a video podcast-turned-daily show where he served as co-host and Executive Producer.

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