Tag Archives: Texas

Trump wants five-seat pickup from redraw of Texas congressional map  Politico White House eying five-seat GOP pickup in Texas in midterms as part of redistricting push  CNN As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response  The Texas Tribune President Trump pushes controversial redistricting plan in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott adds to special session agenda  CBS News Democrats …

Texas lawmakers will convene next week for a special session to consider legislation addressing the deadly floods that devastated parts of the state earlier this month — and a bill regarding which restrooms transgender Texans can use. When Gov. Greg Abbott initially called for a special session in June, it was to tackle six bills he had vetoed during the …

FEMA chief slips into Texas for rare public appearance  Politico The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters  The Atlantic FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show  The New York Times DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled  NBC News Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand  The Washington Post …

Tyler Atkinson has made up his mind. The No. 1 player in the state of Georgia will leave the state to play for the Texas Longhorns. Atkinson made his commitment live on an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. Atkinson is the No. 9 overall player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. In addition, he …

More Than 38,000 Residential Structures Were Within the Texas Flood Zone Known as ‘Flash Flood Alley’  Realtor.com Texas flood disaster shows elevation is salvation and new codes are needed  CNN Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic  The New York Times A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth …

The adult leader of Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where 27 children and counselors died in the Hill Country floods, waited more than an hour after receiving a severe flood warning before initiating an evacuation, it was disclosed on Monday. Richard “Dick” Eastland, who had run the popular all-girls, Christian-values sleepaway camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River …

Senate Democrats want probe of FEMA cost-control policy after Texas flood tragedy  Politico FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show  The New York Times Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand  The Washington Post Trump wants to ‘remake’ Fema, not eliminate it, Kristi Noem says  The Guardian Trump and the Future of Federal Disaster Response  The …

Texas is still facing more floods. When will rains finally end?  The Washington Post Disaster response under scrutiny after catastrophic Texas floods  CNN ‘Throw me the baby’: Floodwaters took a family and his RV park before his eyes  KUT Texas flooding live updates: Search continues for missing with 130 dead  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Flash Flood Warnings issued in …

Officials in Flooded Texas Defend Response Amid Threats  The New York Times Disaster response under scrutiny after catastrophic Texas floods  CNN ‘Throw me the baby’: Floodwaters took a family and his RV park before his eyes  KUT Texas flooding live updates: Search continues for missing with 130 dead  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Kerrville, Kerr County officials asking volunteers to …

The Sun Belt Conference is inviting Louisiana Tech to the league as a replacement for Texas State, which recently announced a move next year to the new-look Pac-12. A person involved in the decision told The Athletic that the Sun Belt’s presidents voted Monday to add Louisiana Tech to the conference at a date yet to be determined. The person …