Nebraska Task Force One has returned home after a two-week deployment to assist with flood recovery efforts in Texas. The 45-member Urban Search

As floodwaters recede, questions remain: how did so many lives get lost in the July 4 Hill Country flood, and what will it take to ensure it nev

Texas Republicans had been working quietly for several months to take up Mr. Trump’s call for an aggressive redrawing of the state’s congressional maps, aiming to gain five additional Republican seats in the U.S. House and help the party keep control of the chamber after the 2026 midterms.

But Noem had severely botched FEMA’s Texas response by failing to renew contracts with companies staffing FEMA call centers, resulting in a majority of calls going unanswered for days as the flood waters raged. The secretary dismissed the reporting as “fake news.”

Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.

Social media posts claim Kerr County, an area hit hard by devastating flash floods, rejected the money from the Biden administration.