3 h. ago Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population

A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019

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4 d. ago Did National Weather Service cuts lead to the Texas flood disaster? We don’t know | Rebecca Solnit

We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially nowWhy exactly so many people drowned in the terrible Independence Day floods that swept through Texas’s Hill Country will probably have multiple explanations that take a while to obtain. But it’s 2025, and people want answers immediately, and lots of people seized on stories blaming the National Weather Service (NWS).There were two opposing reasons to blame this vital government service. For local and state authorities, blaming a branch of the federal government was a way of avoiding culpability themselves. And for a whole lot of people who deplore the Trump/Doge cuts to federal services, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service, the idea that the NWS failed served to underscore how destructive those cuts are. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Matthew McConaughey and Hilary Duff lead celebrity tributes to Texas flood victims

State remains on high alert as rainfall is expected to continue

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5 d. ago Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports

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6 d. ago Photos of rescue teams searching for missing campers after Texas Hill Country flash flood

A powerful flash flood swept through Texas Hill Country, causing widespread devastation and leading to the deaths of multiple adults and children. Search and rescue teams using helicopters, boats and drones are working nonstop to find survivors and victims. Camp Mystic, a Christian girls summer camp, was especially hard hit, with many campers still missing.

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2 w. ago Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools law

A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms

Politics

2 w. ago Australia’s Minjee Lee wins historic third major at Women’s PGA Championship

Lee finishes with 72-hole four-under 284 total in TexasShe becomes just third Australian to win three different majorsCementing her greatness, Australian golf superstar Minjee Lee claimed a historic third career major with a steely victory at the big-money Women’s PGA Championship in Texas.Lee had her four-shot overnight lead slashed in half early in the final round before hanging on, then surging gamely for a three-shot triumph in more extremely trying conditions at PGA Frisco’s windswept Fields Ranch East course. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Holiday horror as rats the size of cats filmed on popular Spanish beach

Locals say huge rats are common in the town and will run from shop to shop.

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last month Popular £42 makeup slashed to £12 at Boots with full size items £1 each

The Full Face Bundle is priced at £12 and contains 12 make-up items that usually retail for a combined total of £42, saving shoppers £30

Economics