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Texas Hill Country, flood

Texas bills increasing youth camp safety face long odds, even after Hill Country floods

Competing legislative priorities and an industry that has pushed against certain regulations could challenge a suite of camp safety bills this special legislative session.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

Rural Texas county’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis

Texas lawmakers searched for answers during a hearing on the deadly July 4 floods that overwhelmed Kerr County in a matter of hours. The hearing was the first time a panel of lawmakers visited the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods. At least 136 people were killed, including 27 youths and counselors at an all-girls camp.

The Washington Post on MSN · 14h

Texas lawmakers fault Kerr County officials on response to deadly floods

Thursday’s special hearing in Kerr County is the public’s first chance to speak directly to legislators. “We have every right to be angry,” one woman says.

North Texas, August heat

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 1h

August heat will ‘likely' be above normal for North Texas. Here's the forecast

Traditionally, August is the hottest month of the year in North Texas with a normal monthly high of 95.8 degrees. It's been a warm, but not exceptionally hot, summer in the Metroplex through June and July. In fact, the region finally recorded its first 100 degree-day of the year earlier this week on July 29.

CBS News · 11h

North Texas swelters through hottest day of the year

North Texas is experiencing its hottest stretch of the year, with temperatures finally hitting 100 degrees — the latest first triple-digit day in recent memory. A heat advisory remains in effect, though some relief is expected soon.

Yahoo · 6h

North Texas to get a break from triple-digit heat

After days of triple-digit heat, North Texas is getting a brief break with cooler temps and rain chances as August begins. Storms brought relief and some flood advisories, especially in Jack and Grayson counties.

GOP, Texas and Democrats

Fox News · 17h

Texas map fight escalates as Jeffries vows ‘all options’ to stop GOP plan

Democrats consider counter-efforts in blue states like California after Texas GOP proposes new congressional maps to flip Democratic seats.

The Washington Post on MSN · 59m

Blue-state Democrats face hurdles countering Texas GOP’s new election map

Democratic leaders in California, Illinois and New York are exploring retaliatory measures to offset the creation of more safe red seats. Moving as swiftly as their GOP counterparts will be hard.

USA Today · 1d

Texas Democrats face their Alamo with new GOP congressional map

Democrats in and out of the state are exploring options to block or counter Republicans' controversial redistricting plan. Here is why the issue is so hot.

San Francisco International Airport, Texas a&m university

Associated Press News on MSN · 13h

A Texas researcher was held at an airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation

A legal permanent resident with a green card who flew back to the U.S. after visiting family in South Korea was detained by immigration authorities and held for more than a week at the San Francisco International Airport,

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 13h

Texas A&M researcher in ICE custody following weeklong detention at San Francisco airport

A doctoral student at Texas A&M who was held by immigration agents at an airport for a week is now detained in Arizona and remains in removal proceedings.

Yahoo · 1d

Vaccine researcher with green card held at San Francisco airport for a week and faces deportation

Family of Tae Heung ‘Will’ Kim, believes detention may be result of South Korean man’s decade-old marijuana misdemeanor

Texas, Republicans and New Map

The Boston Globe · 1d

To get 5 more winnable US House seats in Texas, Republicans want to slice up the big metro areas

The redrawn map comes during a special legislative session called by Republican Governor Greg Abbott, as President Trump urges Texas Republicans to reshape districts in the party’s favor.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas map would add five safe Republican seats. What it means for the midterms.

The newly proposed Republican map, at President Donald Trump’s urging, would give the party a potential backstop for keeping control of the House even if they perform poorly elsewhere in the 2026 elections.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Republicans Get a Bigger House Edge Under a New Map, Meeting Trump's Goals

Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026

4hon MSN

Hearing on deadly Texas floods reveals local officials missed emergency planning briefing

All key leading officials from the Texas county hardest hit by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people, ...

10hon MSN

As Texas Floods Swept Campers Away, A Top Official Didn't Show Up. Another Was Asleep.

"Everyone was here that day working their ass off, and you were nowhere to be found," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr ...

13hon MSN

North Texas man accused of killing mother in knife attack, police say

Police say the 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene after his mother was found dead with multiple stab wounds.

12h

County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...

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Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding

William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.

Texas football: Michael Taaffe could change positions for defense

All-American Texas football player Michael Taaffe could change positions for the Longhorns defense as the team gets ready for ...

12h

‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

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North Texas corrections officer dies after accidental shooting, donates organs

A Johnson County correctional officer died after he was shot while moving apartments. The sheriff's office and his family are ...

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