Texas

J.D. Vance was met with heckles outside a San Diego sushi restaurant over the Fourth of July weekend, as protesters linked him to deadly flooding in Texas.

Donald Trump congratulated Texas officials on what he called a "great" response to the flash floods, insisting that the death toll could have been higher.

The Austin Firefighters Association accused the city's fire chief of putting cost-cutting ahead of public safety after he refused to deploy the Austin Fire Department's Special Operations teams.

Sen. Ted Cruz is under fire for vacationing in Greece as flash floods killed at least 89 people in Texas.

As Texans mourn the loss of life from devastating July 4 floods, backlash grows over Kristi Noem's decision to use FEMA funds on "Alligator Alcatraz."

Ted Cruz is being ridiculed for calling for a "better system" for disaster preparedness after the Trump administration slashed funding for several agencies.

A woman in Hunt, Texas, survived the July 4 floods by kayaking to safety with her dogs.

Two camp counselors are being hailed as "guardian angels" after they distracted several girls during deadly thunderstorms that swept through Texas on July 4.

Kristi Noem is being berated online after she asked her followers for their thoughts on potential governor's portraits while rescue efforts in Texas continue.

Texas officials have walked back reports of a dramatic flood rescue after discovering the story was false, exposing how fast misinformation can spread during disasters.

A woman from Texas pleaded guilty to giving some 60 pounds of meth to undercover federal agents to undercover federal agents in New Mexico

A Texas county rejected siren alert systems in the past due to high costs. But after recent flash floods, state and local officials face renewed questions.

Elon Musk's own AI chatbot, Grok, blamed the climbing death toll of flash flooding in Texas on cuts made by Trump administration and Musk's work at DOGE.

Authorities are still searching for missing children from an all-girls summer camp in Texas after catastrophic flooding struck the south-central Texas region on Friday.

Customs and Border Protection detailed two different incidents in which authorities seized 127 pounds of meth at ports of entry in El Paso

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez asked President Trump to issue an executive order allowing small businesses to sponsor undocumented migrants who have lived in the United States for at least three years and have no criminal record.

Multiple business owners across the Rio Grande Valley in Texas are warding off federal immigration agents by placing signs warning them not to trespass onto their property without a warrant.

Authorities who discovered the trailer on June 27, 2022, found 64 migrants inside. Forty-eight were already dead, and 16 others were taken to hospitals, where five later died.

The Africanized honey bee has been known to be able to follow victims for miles and can sting through beekeeping gear.

The Department of Justice coordinated with Texas AG Ken Paxton to end a bill that allowed undocumented students to pay for in-state tuition, a top official suggested.

Two people have been indicted in the case investigating a cross-border tunnel found earlier this year in Texas

Texas is asking public colleges and universities to identify which of their students are undocumented and instruct them to pay out-of-state tuition.

A Venezuelan national who was deported to El Salvador after appearing in a photo next to a tattooed man allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang has been granted permission by a Texas judge to return to the U.S.

Texas is reportedly defunding its program to build its own border wall with less than 10% completed

FBI task forces in Texas made almost 250 arrests and saved over one hundred children in an operation targeting online sexual exploitation

According to the National Weather Service, more than 7 inches of rain fell in some parts of San Antonio, quickly inundating roads

ICE recently arrested 12 undocumented migrants in a recent worksite raid in South Texas. The migrants were from Mexico and El Salvador and are now pending removal proceedings.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will deploy the National Guard to the streets of the state ahead of planned protests

ICE detained 47 people, including children, during a raid on what agents claimed was a gang meeting, but was later revealed to be a child's birthday party.

On Sunday evening, Trump described the protests as a "riot" and suggested he may deploy Marines and other troops to future demonstrations nationwide to ensure "law and order."