Ohio man camping out near Hunt, Texas so local people have a safe place to talk

HUNT, Texas — Just outside of Hunt, in a paved lot near the Guadalupe River, stands a man in a cowboy hat waving at traffic.

A sign hangs down from a tent nearby. It reads: "Hearts Hurt? Stop and Talk!"

"Cowboy Dave" is originally from Ohio, but returned to Texas to help serve the local community after the July 4 flood which killed more than 100 across the region. He said he serves in several ways, but the main way is just giving people a place to talk.

"People just need someone to listen to them," Dave said. "They know they are not going crazy, but everyone is telling them they need to talk."

If this sounds extraordinarily unconventional, it's because Cowboy Dave is himself unconventional.

But this is what he does.

Cowboy Dave's real name is David Graham. He and his wife created He