Gov. Tim Walz sent Minnesota Task Force 1 K-9 Unit, which is one of the state’s two urban search and rescue teams. The team can assist with structural collapse, heavy rescue, wide-area search, trench rescue and advanced medical care.

A Minnesota K-9 unit is heading to Texas to assist with search and recovery efforts after recent flash flooding.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says one of the state's elite K-9 units is heading to central Texas to aid in search and recovery efforts following the devastating floods.