Nation Jul 06 Texas officials face scrutiny over lack of evacuation orders before deadly flooding The National Weather Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies — a rare alert notifying of imminent danger. Local officials have insisted that no one saw the flood…
Nation Jul 06 Sheriff says 10 campers still missing as death toll from central Texas flash floods rises to 78 Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people in central Texas.
Nation Jul 05 At least 27 children missing after flood rushes through Texas summer camp As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday.
Nation Jul 05 Death toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 as search continues for many missing, officials say Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate missing people, including more than two dozen girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with…
Politics Jun 14 Protesters gather across the U.S. at nationwide anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.
Nation Jun 12 Abbott deploys Texas National Guard troops ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of Texas National Guard troops and state police to help local law enforcement manage protests.
Politics Jun 11 PHOTOS: Protests against immigration raids spread across the U.S. From Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and snarled traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices.
Politics Jun 04 Justice Department sues Texas for offering in-state tuition for students without legal residency The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced tuition rates.
Nation May 27 Amid measles outbreak, Texas lawmakers vote to make school vaccine exemptions easier Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades.
Politics May 04 Voters in Texas approve SpaceX rocket launch site as new city of Starbase The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase.