These shows of kindness — for strangers, for animals, for local correspondents — come as the city suffers historic flooding that the National Weather Service has deemed "unprecedented".
As the city braces for more rainfall in the coming hours, its residents are coming together to keep each other safe.*
Tireless local reporters are sharing these stories on Twitter:
Wrecker driver Fernando has pulled out dozens trapped in flooded homes in SE Houston b/c he says it's the right thing to do @fox26houstonpic.twitter.com/cHgSlPWNTm