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.

Making sense of the weather that led to a horrible Texas flooding tragedy, plus Tropical Storm Chantal  —  In brief: Invest 92L became Tropical Depression 3 yesterday and is now Tropical Storm Chantal.  It's en route to the Carolinas.  We take a detailed look at what occurred in Texas Thursday night and Friday morning.

Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm  —  As the best and the brightest were being fired at the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by senseless and draconian ‘DOGE’ cuts earlier this year under Trump …

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 …

Trump ramps up deportation spectacle with new stunts and ICE funding … - It's an extraordinary shift from Trump's first term, when nationwide backlash and the appearance of cruelty forced the administration to abandon its family separation policy for unauthorized immigrants.

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.