Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s flood relief was faster than California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to ...

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(Bloomberg) -- As the US government shutdown hurtles through a fourth week, the main source of federal funding for disaster relief efforts is running critically low, according to people familiar with ...

Governor Greg Abbott’s first special legislative session this year appears headed for an abrupt end after House Democrats fled the state to protest the Texas GOP’s cynical exploitation of the deadly ...

A red heart with “Mystic” sign is seen by the Guadalupe River, the other side of Camp Mystic, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Hunt. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature passed ...

Devastating floods killed at least 137 people in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend. More than 100 of those deaths occurred in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River rose nearly 30 feet in an hour ...

Lawmakers in Austin held the first of a series of hearings on Wednesday to prevent a disaster like the Hill Country flooding from happening again. On Preston Road in University Park, 8-year-old Conrad ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As floodwaters receded and communities struggled to recover, President Donald Trump ...

Mumbai: The Mahayuti government sought to clear the air over its submission of a flood relief proposal to the central ...