Erika Gracia, 17, carries her dog, Chica, who died in the floods of Tropical Storm Hermine in Belton on Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010.   ......home on the banks of Nolan Creek in Belton on Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hermine caused Nolan Creek to get out of its banks, destroying the garage and most of her family's belongings in the house. Photos by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman