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Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role

The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025 highlight a troubling reality: Despite years of warnings and recent improvements in flood planning, Texas communities remain dangerously vulnerable to flood damage.

The Conversation

Texas governor admits his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate and embarrassing’ to publish

The documents were requested as part of an investigation into Musk’s growing influence in Texas politics.

Fortune

How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens

As the public scrutinizes parts of the Hill Country for a lack of sirens during the July 4 floods, Crockett turned its own tragedy into preparedness.

The Texas Tribune

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Chuck Schumer Says 'Trump Threw A Fit' When He Demanded Probe Into Secretary Kristi Noem's FEMA Staff Cut Impact On Texas Flood Relief

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday of crippling the Federal Emergency Management Agency by firing key staff before this month's catastrophic Texas floods, saying the cuts slowed life‑saving aid.

Benzinga

Emerlyn Abrenica: How a Texas Math Teacher Builds Confidence Through Numbers

Discover how Emerlyn Abrenica, an award-winning math teacher and UIL coach, is boosting student confidence and achievement through research-driven teaching.

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‘Thankfully the kids didn’t notice’: Customers get to Airbnb in Galveston, Texas. Then they see something that wasn’t mentioned in the listing

Did this homeowner turn their house into a graveyard just for the tax exemption? Some people seem to think so.

The Mary Sue

Newly formed Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County

The joint House and Senate committee will first meet in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31 to hear from Hill Country residents about their concerns.

The Texas Tribune

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Firefly Aerospace Sets Sights On Nasdaq After Moon Landing Success

Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company specializing in space transportation, has submitted paperwork for an initial public offering and intends to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker "FLY."

Benzinga

Texas lawmaker proposes beefing up temporary worker program to ease farm labor shortages

The South Texas Republican's "Bracero 2.0" legislation — named after a 1940s temporary labor program — would raise wages for migrant farmers and simplify applications for employers, amid other changes.

The Texas Tribune

US men to host friendlies against Australia and Ecuador in October international window

The US will host Australia for a friendly on 14 October in Colorado, while Ecuador will visit Austin, Texas four days earlier

The Guardian - US

Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate

Camp Mystic leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuation

The Guardian - US

Camp Mystic reportedly waited an hour to evacuate after warnings of ‘life-threatening’ Texas floods

Executive Director Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, 70, drowned while trying to rescue some of the youngest girls

The Independent UK

The anatomy of a flash flood: Why the Texas flood was so deadly

Between July 3 and 6, Texas Hill Country experienced catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River system. The floods claimed at least 130 lives, with over 96 fatalities in Kerr County alone. More than 160 people were missing as of July 12, including children attending camps along the river.

The Conversation

Competitors head to beach in Scotland for European stone stacking contest

The competition winner will travel to Texas for the world championships.

Evening Standard

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Texas Says It Won't Release Communications With Musk Because The Content Is 'Intimate And Embarrassing'

The Greg Abbott administration is saying it won't release communications with Elon Musk or his representatives saying their content is potentially embarrassing

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Donald Trump’s FEMA boss faces mounting pressure over botched flood response that left Texans stranded without help

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Texas Observer

The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn’t What You Think

A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

Reason

Free Speech Coalition Brings Text, History, and Tradition to the Free Speech Clause

Justice Thomas tries to Bruenify free speech doctrine, but I'm not sure it will work.

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The Guardian - US

A deadly 1987 flood foreshadowed the Texas disaster. Survivors ask, ‘why didn’t we learn?’

The Fourth of July tragedy was described as something no one could have seen coming. But in ‘flash flood alley’, an eerily similar event 40 years ago holds important lessons

The Texas Tribune

Mental health programs could bear the brunt of $600M federal cuts to Texas schools

Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism, crises and more.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods

In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disaster

The Independent UK

Search for Texas flood victims to resume after pause due to heavy rains

Search crews are expecting to resume looking for flood victims in Texas after more heavy rains temporarily paused their efforts

The Independent UK

Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods

Armies of Texan volunteers are leading flood recovery and cleanup, supplementing official efforts even as more flooding hits and the search for the missing continues

The Conversation

When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery

The devastating losses from the historic flooding in Texas Hill Country on July 4, 2025, are still coming into grim focus, with 121 deaths confirmed and more than 100 still missing as of July 10.

The Independent UK

Texas Republican admits: Trump’s tariffs will ‘hurt’ district but ‘I support him’

Border-state Republican says he’s ‘focused on that August 1 deadline’ as Mexico’s Sheinbaum warns U.S. that she won’t make unilateral concessions

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