Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issues guidance for slowing spread of...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected across all U.S. states, with recent cases in El Paso, Galveston, Harris, Potter and Wharton counties in Texas.
View ArticleTexas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri requested late last year to pursue the case in federal court in Amarillo, Texas, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling finding that abortion opponents who first...
View ArticleHouston Health Department reports city’s first measles cases in seven years
The health department announced Friday that the two cases, in adults who live in the same household and have unknown vaccination statuses, are linked to international travel. Contract tracing is being...
View ArticleFormer head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
View ArticleTexas Senate, House unveil budget proposals, each just over $330 billion
Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program.
View ArticleClarity on abortion exceptions still a priority for Texas activists this...
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up...
View ArticleFederal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."
View ArticleFederal prosecutors dismiss criminal charges against former Texas Children’s...
Dr. Ethan Haim, 34, was facing a four-count indictment after prosecutors alleged that he leaked documents to a conservative activist about the hospital's gender-transition services for minors,...
View ArticleSeveral bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out...
Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.
View ArticleTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unveils legislative priorities for 2025
The state budget, school vouchers and a THC ban topped Patrick’s list. His other top goals include raising the property tax exemption for homeowners, improving electric and water infrastructure, and...
View ArticleTexas egg prices expected to keep rising due to bird flu, expert says
Egg prices coming down ultimately depends on whether the industry can successfully stop the spread of bird flu and ramp up production to replace the chickens that have died, according to an economist...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living...
After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
View ArticleHouston doctors urge preventative measures as flu outbreaks cause school...
The Comanche, Godley and Morgan school districts, all of which are southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, recently closed their campuses because of flu outbreaks.
View ArticleTexas armadillo isn’t what you think. New research reveals hidden diversity...
The study found that what is typically called the Nine-banded Armadillo is really four separate species. The armadillo found in Texas and the United States is now classified as the Mexican Long-nosed...
View ArticleTexans split on abortion issues but united in wanting stricter gun laws, UH...
The survey found that nearly 50% of Texans want the Texas Legislature to pass policies that make abortions easier to obtain. When it comes to gun reforms, around 90% of respondents supported stronger...
View ArticleFlu cases rise again, while COVID takes a back seat
It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.
View ArticleU.S. veterans work to make sense of New Year’s Day incidents: It’s ‘doubly...
U.S. veterans are worried that two deadly incidents involving current and former service members could increase stigma, or paint veterans as somehow damaged.
View ArticleA majority of Texans say abortions should be allowed in cases of rape and...
A new poll from University of Houston researchers shows that 83% of Texans supported the exceptions to the state's abortion ban, along with an exception for lethal fetal diagnoses.
View ArticleJudge orders New York doctor to stop prescribing abortion pills in Texas
The case is set to test states' conflicting abortion laws, a battle that could rise to the U.S. Supreme Court.
View ArticleHow to know what additives and dyes are safe in our food
As Texas lawmakers and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. consider regulating what's in our food, we talk with a parent, a chemical engineer, and a pediatrician about...
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