Representative Tony Gonzales during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in Washington in February.

Kenneth and Amelia Smith hold hands with their child at home in Katy, Texas. The day before summer break ended, Mr. and Mrs. Smith learned their child would not be addressed at school by her preferred name.

A leader at the University of Texas said the institution would be eager to work with the Trump administration. Other universities have been more circumspect.

A partially submerged car in Elmsford, N.Y., on Tuesday morning following heavy rains.

In Ingram, Texas.

Texas officials have blamed the Weather Service for issuing forecasts on Wednesday that underestimated how much rain was coming. But the staffing shortages present a more complicated picture.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is eliminating tuition starting next fall for all undergraduate students from families earning less than $200,000 per year.

The Texas Supreme Court in November. Although the lawsuit will continue in trial court, the high court’s decision on Friday made clear that the challenge would not prevail.

High temperatures and windy conditions have fueled the fire.

The Supreme Court will hear a gun rights case on Tuesday.

Families boarding a bus in Texas in October from a center that serves as the staging area for migrants before they leave on free buses bound for other cities.