Camp Mystic flooding victims sue Texas for allegedly failing to enforce evacuation plan requirement

Families of nine victims of last summer’s deadly flooding in Texas are suing the state for allegedly failing to enforce a requirement that a girls’ camp where 27 campers and counselors died have an evacuation plan. The civil claim, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Austin, alleges the Texas Department of State Health Services … Read more

Democrats bash Justice Clarence Thomas but their plan to investigate ethics allegations is unclear | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised that his committee will hold … Read more