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Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps. But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.
Democrats’ chances would be hurt if the map were approved, but they would still be favored.
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The legislative hearing was part of a rapidly moving redistricting process, pushed by President Trump, that could see the map approved next week.
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Casi un mes después de las inundaciones, muchos de los voluntarios se han marchado y los funcionarios han dejado de celebrar reuniones informativas para poner al día al público..
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.
Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.
The Republican redistricting effort in Texas has emerged as a clear opportunity for Democrats to prove they have the stomach for a fight.
Texas Republicans unveiled a redrawn congressional map that they hope will result in a gain of five seats in the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm elections.
The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.
En una escuela de Texas, los alumnos dedican solo dos horas diarias al estudio, dirigidos por herramientas de inteligencia artificial.
Democrats in three states are now considering moves to counter a push by Texas Republicans to redraw their state’s maps.
The study found that a combination of exercise, healthy diet and other behaviors led to cognitive benefits. How much intense guidance is required was unclear, experts said.
At President Trump’s urging, Texas is trying to squeeze up to five Democrats out of office to pad Republicans’ slim majority in the House.
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Two groups of Democrats left Texas to confer with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.
Giving in to partisan manipulation would further erode the public’s trust in government.
Kai Lee Mykels often said her goal was to make straight men uneasy, but that was a gag. Her creator had a bigger goal in mind.
A partir de este mes, los viajeros de varios vuelos de Londres podrán saltarse los controles aduaneros estándar y llegar más rápidamente a sus puertas de conexión.
President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats. But no new maps have been publicly proposed yet.
The attorney general of Texas, who is challenging Senator John Cornyn, could have secured favorable mortgage rates, and may have violated the law if he knowingly falsified loan documents.
A plan in Texas that could give Republicans at least five more House seats has Democrats fuming, and without many paths to fight it.
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At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.
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By taking up new congressional maps pushed by President Trump first, Republicans hope to discourage Democrats from walking out of a special session before they vote on flood relief.
Last week, officials said 97 people were missing in Kerr County. Now, it’s down to three. The drop is substantial, but such wild fluctuations can happen after disasters.
The new figure was a significant decline from 97 just days ago. The death toll in the county remained the same, and officials said many of the missing were reported safe.
The number of people unaccounted for dropped this week but remains stubbornly high as some searchers lose hope of finding them.
The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its own congressional districts if Texas tries to gerrymander its lines. His idea faces long odds.
En medio de la pérdida, muchos hallaron un propósito en la desgarradora labor de reunir objetos con sobrevivientes y familias.
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.
Summer is a busy time for lighting strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said.
Search efforts along the Guadalupe River in Texas, combined with online groups, are helping to reunite items with survivors and families.
The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.
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A Texas high school has won more championships in mock tiny home construction than any other school in the country. Could a team of rookies defend the title?
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FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.
July’s hot temperatures and moist air are the perfect ingredients for rain.
The decision to sustain the prosecution of the Texas Democrat stands in contrast to the department’s decisions to drop or downgrade investigations of Trump allies or those he deems politically useful.
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions.
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Barely a week after devastating floods destroyed Camp Mystic and killed at least 132, Camp CAMP, which serves disabled youth, reopened Monday, thanks to a herculean cleanup led by a volunteer army.
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A commissioner in Kerr County, where the worst flooding occurred, said people were “cursing us for our decisions.” Official evacuations did not occur for hours after the first Weather Service warning.
Texans often draw on the idea of their own self-reliance during times of adversity. Gov. Greg Abbott has used it to deflect tough questions.
The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was “false.”
Dos días después de las mortales inundaciones, la agencia tuvo problemas con su línea de asistencia por desastre, según documentos revisados por The New York Times.
A slow-moving storm dumped heavy precipitation across Central Texas on Sunday, including in the areas inundated by deadly flooding on July 4.
Hunt, Texas, a small town where the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River meet, is grieving the July 4 flood. But even as the search for the missing continues, rebuilding has begun.
As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities.
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Mourners paid tribute at funerals and memorial services on Saturday as the number of fatalities rose to nearly 130.
Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.
The order meant details in the case, which involves allegations of adultery, would not be public as the Texas attorney general challenges Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 primary.
The floods will come no matter what kind of solutions we put forth.
Voluntarios y profesionales de todo Estados Unidos y México siguen buscando en el difícil terreno a las víctimas de las inundaciones en Texas.
Jaque White and her five children escaped the rising waters of the Guadalupe River just in time. Now they have to rebuild.
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.
Within six years of opening, Camp Mystic was inundated with floodwaters. It was the first of many times.
The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
Luke and Robert Leroy Brake Jr. haven’t seen their parents since a deadly flood swept through their camp site on July 4. They spoke to The New York Times about what happened that day.
An analysis of National Weather Service job vacancies found that in more than a third of offices overseeing flash flood hotspots, one or more of three senior leadership roles are open.
The half-mile stretch occupied by two campgrounds appears to have been one of the deadliest spots along the Guadalupe River in Central Texas during last week’s flash floods.
El condado de Kerr fracasó repetidamente al tratar de conseguir un sistema de alerta de inundaciones, incluso cuando los funcionarios locales sabían de los riesgos y había miles de millones de dólares para proyectos similares.
The president and the first lady were set to tour areas devastated by flooding in Central Texas. The administration has faced scrutiny over its level of preparedness and its disaster response.
Officials in Kerr County made several attempts over the past decade to get funds for a flood warning system, but those applications were rejected. Christopher Flavelle, a reporter for The New York Times, breaks down what went wrong.
Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.
The announcement could have a significant impact on the race for U.S. Senate in Texas. Mr. Paxton is challenging Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary.
Las crecidas repentinas se produjeron en mitad de la noche, pero muchos funcionarios locales parecían no estar al tanto de la catástrofe que estaba sucediendo y las alertas tardaron en llegar.
Most summers, Kerrville, Texas, draws crowds for its July 4 celebration. This year, the streets are filled with emergency responders.
Las autoridades defendieron su actuación en el condado más afectado, donde no se ha encontrado a ningún sobreviviente desde el viernes. En todo el estado, se desconoce el paradero de 173 personas, dijo el gobernador.
At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for seeking a redistricting, favored by President Trump’s political team, just days after devastating floods in Texas.
The day after a deadly flood killed more than 100 people in Central Texas, firefighters from the Mexican nonprofit Fundación 911 crossed the border to help search for survivors. They described the difficulty of the mission and what it means to them.
El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitía previsiones adecuadas. Pero no estaba un empleado vital.
Even with advances in technology, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where and when some of the most severe weather will occur until just before it happens.
Los ríos que atraviesan Hill Country son una característica muy querida de esta región en rápido crecimiento. Pero las inundaciones de la semana pasada fueron un recordatorio de los peligros que entrañan.
Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ensued.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims of the July 4 floods.
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When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter for The New York Times, explains how catastrophe ensued despite those warnings.
Officials said the search for remains would continue until all the victims have been accounted for. In the hardest-hit county, no survivors have been found since Friday.
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President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.
As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.”
Four friends, all 21, planned to spend the weekend in the Hill Country. Then the rains came.
Scientists say a hotter planet is driving more intense storms. But experts say the U.S. is also not doing enough to adapt to increasingly intense floods.
One police officer was wounded after at least two people shot at officers outside an immigration detention center in Texas, according to a criminal complaint in federal court.
Un profesor, niñas y adultos campistas, directores de campamentos y un consejero se encuentran entre los al menos 109 fallecidos en las inundaciones del centro de Texas.
The Republican senator, who was on a preplanned family vacation, did not return to his state until 72 hours after the deadly disaster, which his spokeswoman said was as quickly as possible.
At least 27 of the people killed in the Texas floods were at a century-old summer camp. One former attendee explains what the camp meant to generations of girls.
Lo que sabemos de las inundaciones en Texas. Además: las protestas contra la gentrificación en México y más para comenzar la semana.
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The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 a.m., while local officials began posting on Facebook about four hours later.
Cientos de equipos de rescate seguían buscando sobrevivientes el lunes, mientras gran parte del centro de Texas, incluida la región de Hill Country, estaba bajo alerta de inundación
Search-and-rescue teams have been hoping against hope to find signs of life after the Texas floods. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, describes what he has seen in Texas.
In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.
The surging waters began tearing through Central Texas four days ago. A rescue expert said that people who survive a violent flood are usually found rapidly.
Rescue efforts in Central Texas grew more desperate as the chance of finding survivors faded.
The speed and intensity of the flooding appeared to take officials by surprise.
Durante años, el condado de Kerr había considerado la compra e instalación de sistemas de medición de agua y alerta de inundaciones en la zona, pero el costo siempre fue un problema.
The man, who was armed with an assault rifle, opened fire on the building in McAllen, Texas, on Monday and was shot dead by federal officers, the police said.
A Scott Ruskan, nadador de la Guardia Costera, se le atribuye el mérito de haber salvado a 165 personas del campamento para chicas tras las mortales inundaciones en Texas.
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Officials, emergency crews and volunteers in Central Texas were holding out hope for finding survivors of the flash flooding, as the death toll climbed.
Surviving campers sang hymns as they drove past the damage left by the floods. Days earlier, they were having fun and playing games at the all-girls’ Christian summer camp.
At least 81 people, including more than two dozen children, died in the torrential downpour. Dozens more were still missing three days later.
Algunos expertos afirman que la escasez de personal podría haber complicado la capacidad de los meteorólogos para coordinar las respuestas con los funcionarios locales de gestión de emergencias.
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.
A woman whose mother, stepfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are among the missing confronts the unimaginable. A cousin was dragged downriver 15 miles but survived.
Crews in helicopters and trucks, in horseback and on foot have saved hundreds of lives since the flooding began on Friday.
Los pronósticos para el 4 de julio anunciaban probabilidades de lluvia. Pero el jueves, la posibilidad de tormentas con lluvias torrenciales apareció en el panorama.
Several armed people were taken into custody after officers responded to a report of a suspicious person outside the detention center, officials said.
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Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
Thunderstorms and moisture from the Gulf were among the ingredients that led to catastrophic weather and flooding in the Hill Country.
Stories of rescues have begun trickling out, but 27 children remain unaccounted for from a storied camp on the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
Young campers and a camp director were among at least 46 people who have died in the flooding in Central Texas.
Hundreds of children at the camp were rescued from ravaging floods. Debris and tree limbs covered the campgrounds on Saturday.
Rescuers found the woman clutching a tree in Center Point, Texas, on Friday after she was swept away from a campsite in Ingram.
The region is also known as “Flash Flood Alley,” because of its propensity for high levels of rainfall and the runoff on thin soil.
Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.
The National Weather Service warned of “extremely dangerous” conditions on Saturday, and urged people in some areas to seek higher ground immediately.
Hundreds of emergency personnel were searching for stranded people, using 14 helicopters, though crews were struggling to navigate flooded roads, officials said.
Camp Mystic, on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s.
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Authorities urged those living near the Guadalupe River to seek higher ground immediately.
The authorities confirmed that people had died as a result of the flooding along the Guadalupe River, and urged those living near the river to seek higher ground immediately.
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