Crossroads Podcast: Tragedy, Faith And The Texas Floods

It’s hard to describe the Texas Hill Country without experiencing it firsthand. For example: Need a strong cellphone signal during an emergency? Try that in a canyon with walls of solid rock on both sides, four- to five-stories tall. How dark does...

New Texas AI Law Spares Employers Sweeping Rules

Texas has made its stance clear: it intends to lead, not wait. TRAIGA may be narrow in scope, but it ... More lays a foundation for future AI governance while protecting space for innovation.getty Texas has officially joined the AI lawmaking race....

Rebuilding Pac-12 adds Texas State to secure key 8th football school

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State is joining the Pac-12, giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conference. The Pac-12 and Texas State announced Monday that the Bobcats from the...

* Central Texas Catastrophic And Devastating Flood *

Greetings and blessings! Today, I have deflected from my planned column to address a horrible nightmare of flashfloods, swift rushing high-water in Central Texas. In the early hours of Friday, July 4th, raging floods swept across Texas Hill...

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce has kicked up a political storm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton are officially ending their nearly four-decade-long marriage. Angela Paxton filed for divorce on July 10, 2025, citing religious reasons and referring to “recent discoveries” that...

Saving Superman: Shelter hopes story of dog rescued from Texas flood will help save others

(CNN) — Krypto the Superdog may steal the show in the new “Superman” movie, but it’s a dog named Superman who’s stealing the hearts of animal lovers across the country — and rescue workers in Texas hope his story will help save more pets in dire...

Texas Flash Floods Expose Challenges In Early Warning

The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard - and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable...

Soothing shelter animals with sounds: Volunteers play music at nine animals shelters

DENVER — It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man’s best friend. Yuvi Agarwal started playing keyboard when he was 4 and several years ago...

What to know about Texas Tech football opponent Kansas

Morgan Luttrell shares updates on Texas floods' impact

U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell representing Texas' 8th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell representing Texas' 8th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot Congressman Morgan Luttrell, who...

Trump Departs for Texas Flood Zone, Calls Disaster 'Horrible'

By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has...

How Texas Tech is being viewed among Big 12 foes

While social media may have you believing Texas Tech are the new demons in college sports, the Red Raiders are still viewed favorably in the eyes of some of their Big 12 adversaries. The Red Raiders are now the transfer portal darlings looking to...

Trump travels to Texas to get a firsthand look at the flood damage

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in...

Fired Pediatrician Crawls Back Into Public with Letter Asking Forgiveness for Gloating Over MAGA Voters Getting Hit by Texas Disaster

A Texas pediatrician, who was fired last week after posting a message to social media saying MAGA voters impacted by the Texas floods got what they deserved, is now begging for forgiveness. In all honestly, if Dr. Christina B. Propst hadn’t been...

LIVE UPDATES: Pres. Trump, first lady to tour Texas flood damage

KERR COUNTY, Texas - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to Texas today to tour the damage left behind by devastating flooding over the July 4th weekend. At least 120 people were killed in the flooding. Across the...

CoreWeave initiated, Texas Instruments upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly. Top 5 Upgrades: TD Cowen upgraded Texas Instruments (TXN) to Buy...

713 Day Is Houston’s Annual Citywide Holiday. Thank Rapper Lil' Keke.

Houston hip-hop don Lil' Keke claims the city's unofficial holiday. There are a handful of things that really scream “Houston:” Beyoncé, Timmy Chan’s fried chicken, and candy paint slabs with the elbows out. But one three-digit code may dethrone...

Trump to Visit Texas Flood Zone as Death Toll Tops 120, Response Faces Scrutiny

The president will meet victims’ families and first responders amid questions over early warning failures and federal disaster policy. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom KERR COUNTY, Texas — President Donald Trump will travel to central Texas on Friday to...

Texas Gov. Abbott calls for redrawing congressional map ahead of midterms

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is directing state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map at a special legislative session later this month. Under the current GOP-drawn Texas map, Republicans won 25 of the state’s 38 House seats...

Why Ken Paxton's divorce could be a problem in Texas Senate race

WASHINGTON – The news of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce from his wife of 38 years may be a gift to at least one Texan: his Republican primary opponent, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton and Cornyn have been barreling toward a...