Tragedies hit this state, natural disasters hit this state. And without fail, 100 out of 100 times when that happens, we see Texans coming together, helping each other, engaging in acts of heroism. There have been over 850 high water rescues since this flooding began. 850. You look at extraordinary stories, stories of Eagle Scouts pulling campers out of harm's way. I was just hearing a story of one counselor whose head was right at the water, holding up two mattresses with campers on those mattresses. (02:47–02:55)
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