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Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.

“I thought my mom was going to die in front of me,” said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.

Former Kerr County commissioner Tom Moser advocated for a siren warning system about a decade ago. He believes sirens could have saved lives had they been in place.

The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.

Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it’s not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval times.

The 21-year-old Real Salt Lake midfielder, with his bleached hair and dozens of tattoos, stands out on the soccer field. But it’s his attitude that has won praise from his coach, teammates and fans.

In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son’s friends disappeared in the flood.

On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

The search for missing people in central Texas continues. Volunteers from the United Cajun Navy have traveled from the state of Louisiana to help.

The total fertility rate is a small number with big consequences.It measures how many babies, on average, each woman will have over her lifetime. And for a population to remain stable – flat, no growth, no decline – women, on average, have to have 2.1 kids.In the U.S., that number is 1.6, and dropping. It’s driving a new political debate about what – if anything – can be done about it. The thing is, beneath that demographic data point are millions of families making intimate decisions about kids. NPR’s Sarah McCammon and Brian Mann dug into the politics and personal stories behind America’s shrinking birthrate.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Liberal Justice Elena Kagan denied/granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court order halting mass layoffs across much of the federal government.

One Guadalupe River flood gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.

The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

There was a circle in Maria Burns’ yard where grass wouldn’t grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

Imagine standing in water shallow enough to just barely hit the soles of your feet. And then it rises so fast that in just about ten minutes, it’s up to your neck. That’s how fast the Guadalupe River in Texas rose last week, according to state officials. Twenty-six feet in less than an hour. That flooding left dozens dead, devastated homes and businesses. Officials, emergency crews and volunteers are hoping more survivors will be found. But in a press conference today, officials warned the death toll will continue to rise.In the Texas Hill Country, climate change and geography conspired to create one of the worst floods in generations. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Search and rescue efforts continue in Central Texas where flash flooding has left at least dozens of people dead.

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says residents of areas affected by deadly flash floods in Texas are owed an investigation into what could’ve gone wrong with the weather emergency alert system.