Where the River Took Us

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 Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/ [https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/].

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 Central Texas floods on July 4, 2025. Hosted by Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for his account of his family’s fight for survival during the flood. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/ [https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/].