In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning  —  Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing more than two dozen deaths.  Local officials said they couldn't have seen it coming.  —  The forecast began to look ominous in Texas Hill County on Thursday afternoon.

Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods  —  In the early hours of Friday, floods swept across Texas Hill Country.  The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes, according to state officials.  —  The flooding killed at least 14 children and 18 adults, officials said at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.

Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues - as it happened  —  Girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River, are still missing, says city manager.  This blog is now closed.  —  Closing summary

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas  —  DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.  —  At least 27 people, including nine children, are dead in central Texas …

Elon Musk Says He Will Start a New Political Party  —  The tech billionaire, who has publicly feuded with President Trump, wrote on social media that he would be creating “the America Party,” though he hadn't yet filed paperwork.  —  Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person …

The Supreme Court's timing couldn't be worse  —  Concentration camps are often compared to prisons, but that comparison is inaccurate.  In the United States, inmates arrive in penitentiaries only after they have been convicted of serious crimes, under criminal processes constrained by the US Constitution at all times.