Tag: Texas
Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection
Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters By Thomas Frank, Mike Lee & E&E News A Texas flag hangs from a storm-damaged tree on the banks of the Guadalupe River…
At Sunday services, taking stock and moving forward in Texas
Scott Detrow Scott Detrow speaks with KERA’s James Hartley about his reporting on how people gathered at church services Sunday to reflect after the deadly flash floods which killed more than 120 people in central Texas. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It has been another difficult day in Texas. Heavy rains and a flash flood warning halted…
‘Helping every dang soul’: Beloved camp director was among those lost in Texas flooding
By Frank Morris Jane Ragsdale spent her summers by the Guadalupe, the very river that killed her a week ago today in the catastrophic July Fourth flood. Mention her name in Kerrville, Texas, this week, and folks tend to do two things: tear up and smile. “I mean I can’t tell you how many people,…
Sports CEO Timothy Leiweke charged in Texas arena bid-rigging scheme
Leiweke, ex-president of Denver Nuggets and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises, indicted over $388m arena A prominent sports executive has been criminally charged with organising a conspiracy to ensure his own company won the bid to build a $388m sports arena in Texas. Timothy Leiweke, the former president of the…
Texas Floods Were a Known Risk, but Little Has Been Done for Protection
Texas Did Little to Brace for Floods despite Knowing Risks Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them By Mike Lee, Thomas Frank, Chelsea Harvey & E&E News Gov. Greg Abbott arrives at a news conference on July 08, 2025 in Hunt,…
Flood Forecasts in Texas and Beyond Could Worsen with Trump NWS Cuts
Flood Forecasts Could Worsen as Trump’s NWS Cuts Take Hold Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellites and other key services take hold By Scott Waldman, Chelsea Harvey & E&E News Search and…
Firefighters from Mexico aid Texas flood search and rescue: ‘There are no borders’
Team of firefighters and first responders volunteer along Guadalupe River after mass flooding in show of solidarity A contingent of firefighters and first responders from Mexico arrived in Texas over the weekend to aid in search and rescue efforts following the devastating flooding of the Guadalupe River in a show of solidarity with their northern…
Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 100
The death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to more than 100 people and an unknown number of others are missing. Search and rescue teams are wading through mud-piled riverbanks as more rain and thunderstorms threaten the region, but hope was fading of finding any more survivors four…
Why Did Texas Flash Flood Waters Rise So Quickly?
Why Did Waters Rise So Quickly in the Texas Flash Floods? Flash floods happen when heavy rains unleash more water than the ground can absorb, causing that water to pile up and flow to low-lying areas By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Two women survey the damage caused by flash flooding on the bank…
NPR reports from Texas’ Kerr County, which saw the worst flooding
By Juana Summers , Megan Lim , Courtney Dorning , Erika Ryan , Tyler Bartlam Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR’s Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We begin this hour in central Texas, where catastrophic flooding…
Young campers, teachers and football coach among Texas flood victims
An eight-year-old girl and the director of an all-girls’ summer camp are among the victims of flash floods in Texas that have claimed dozens of lives. Officials say most of the victims have been identified. Authorities have not yet released any names publicly. Here is what we know so far about the victims, many of…
Kansas City Chiefs Owner Mourns Death of Relative in Texas Floods
Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and his family are mourning the loss of their 9-year-old cousin Janie Hunt, who was killed in the devastating Texas floods that hit Camp Mystic. The Hunt family is expressing their grief. After Texas-based Camp Mystic confirmed 27 campers and counselors have died in the flash floods that hit…
‘The worst day of my life:’ Texas’ Hill Country reels as deaths rise due to floods
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán KERRVILLE, Texas — Melvin and Melinda Harris were asleep in their grape-color motor home when they heard banging on the door. “Get out! It’s flooding!” Melvin Harris, 65, recalls the neighbors yelling in the early hours of Friday. He’s seen floods before, but this was different. The Guadalupe River had soared so much…
Jennifer Garner, Maria Shriver & More React to Devastating Texas Flood
After a devastating flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving at least 70 dead and many more missing, stars like Khloe Kardashian and Jennifer Garner shared their support. Texas is facing an unimaginable tragedy. After catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on July 4, resulting in at least 70 fatalities, per NBC…
Texas officials race to find survivors after devastating floods
By Chandelis Duster Officials in Central Texas are desperately searching for survivors after a flash flood on Friday left at least 78 people dead and dozens unaccounted for, including many children. More than 850 people have been rescued so far — many by helicopters, officials said. Of the dead, 68 of the them were in…
At least 43 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and dozens missing from girls camp
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán , Vanessa Romo , Alana Wise , Chandelis Duster At least 43 people are dead following flooding that slammed Texas Hill Country early Friday morning, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said Saturday evening. The deceased include 28 adults and 15 children. Of those, the identities of 12 adults and five children are…
Search for survivors continues as Texas floods kill 43, including 15 children
Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for survivors in central Texas, after flash floods killed 43 people, including 15 children. “The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found,” promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County. As the search goes into a second night, county officials said 27 children remained missing…
Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls’ summer camp
A major search and rescue operation is continuing through the night in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people and left many girls missing from a Christian summer camp. There was little warning as the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9m) in less than an hour and flooding that followed swept away mobile…
Supreme Court sides with Texas’ age verification law for porn sites
Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law requiring consumers to provide age verification in order to gain access to commercial websites that provide sexually explicit material. It was the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having…
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Texas During Preflight Testing
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Texas During Preflight Testing The latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceX By Mike Wall & SPACE.com A view of SpaceX’s Starbase launch complex in South Texas on April 17, 2025. A Starship upper stage test vehicle is visible in the background. Join Our…
First Vaccine for Gonorrhea Rolls Out, Measles Outbreak in Texas Slows, and Megalodon Diets Are Investigated
Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News It’s one step forward and two steps back for vaccine policy in the U.S. Plus, we discuss the fishy origins of sensitive teeth and megalodon diets. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! It may technically still be spring,…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX City Starbase Faces Opposition from Its Texas Neighbors
SpaceX’s Starbase Is Officially a City. Some Neighbors Aren’t Thrilled Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits By Paola Rosa-Aquino edited by Lee Billings SpaceX rockets stand near the end of a neighborhood street in the company’s Starbase launch complex in this photograph…
Texas Lottery faces scrutiny amid jackpot controversies and leadership shakeup
From The Texas Newsroom By Lucio Vasquez ROSENBERG, TEXAS – At Lucky Rudy’s, a convenience store outside of Houston, 30-year-old Eli Sierra holds up a fresh scratch-off. Buying lottery and scratch-off tickets has been a simple tradition he shares with his wife — a little spark of excitement, not a serious investment. “I’ll go buy…
Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies
Men at Bluebonnet fear deportation to El Salvador under wartime law despite maintaining they do not have gang ties Detainees at the Bluebonnet immigrant detention center in the small city of Anson, Texas, sent the outside world a message this week: SOS. With a Reuters drone flying nearby, 31 men formed the letters in the…
Carlos Santana Hospitalized Ahead of Texas Concert
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana postponed his San Antonio, Texas, concert scheduled for April 22 after he was hospitalized for dehydration, according to his rep. Carlos Santana is on the mend. The guitarist has postponed his April 22 concert in San Antonio, Texas, after being hospitalized hours ahead of the show, his…
Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows
Mexico’s failure to keep up 81-year-old water-sharing treaty has sparked a diplomatic spat with the US Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by Donald Trump, said Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Friday. Mexico…
Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500
By The Associated Press A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was “receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized” and was not…
As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Opinion As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted By Jennifer Sass Cows graze near the Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County, Texas, subject to EPA (Environmental Protection…
The Measles Outbreak in Texas Is Why Vaccines Matter
Opinion Cross CurrentsFridays The Measles Outbreak in Texas Is Why Vaccines Matter Opting against vaccines may uphold ideas of personal freedom, but it has doomed the county at the center of the Texas measles outbreak By Megha Satyanarayana edited by Jeanna Bryner Keep in touch with Cross Current: Get email alerts for this weekly column…
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread Low vaccination rates and undetected infections are driving the measles outbreak in West Texas By Amy Maxmen & KFF Health News Most unvaccinated people will contract measles if they’re exposed to the airborne virus, which can linger for up to two hours indoors. Those…
Measles Outbreak in Children Grows in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties
Measles Outbreak in Children Grows in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination By Amy Maxmen & KFF Health News A dose of measles vaccine. Gaines County, Texas, has a growing measles outbreak and low vaccination…
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: The ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ Returns to the Ring
On November 15, 2024, the boxing world witnessed an unprecedented event: the legendary Mike Tyson, at 58 years old, returned to the ring to face the controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul. The bout, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and broadcast live worldwide on Netflix, generated unparalleled anticipation in recent sports history.