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Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million. The 30-year-old Columbia University graduate and green card ...

"But without investment and urgency, they remain ideas on paper — until the next flood turns them into regrets. The River ...

The town of Comfort installed flood sirens after past disasters. In July, they helped every resident survive. View on ...

Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches.