Houston to consider expanding emergency response program into separate business
Currently, ETHAN is run buy the Houston Fire Department but it could soon license its software and services to other municipalities for profit.
View ArticleGalveston man drops lawsuit against women who allegedly helped ex-wife get an...
The lawsuit effort led by Marcus Silva asserted his wife learned of her pregnancy in 2022, and conspired with her friends Jackie Noyola and Amy Carpenter to obtain abortion medications. Silva claimed...
View ArticleHouston to soon contact some residents regarding federal lead pipe mandate
So far, no lead service lines have been identified in Houston, according to Houston Public Works.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court will not hear case involving Texas’ emergency abortion...
This year’s docket includes few cases directly affecting Texas law. Two exceptions involve cases on gender-affirming care for minors and on online pornography.
View ArticleA 20-foot inflatable IUD made a stop in Houston to bring attention to...
The 20-foot inflatable IUD is a call attention to the Senate vote on the Right to Contraception Act which Republican senators blocked.
View ArticleGalveston County sees rise in Whooping Cough cases, urges vaccinations
The last state-wide peak of Whooping Cough was in 2013 when Texas had nearly 4,000 confirmed cases.
View ArticleFrom abortion to insurrection: a fact check of the Cruz v. Allred debate
Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred attacked each other’s records on issues ranging from the economy to civil rights. Neither was entirely accurate in their charges.
View ArticleFormer Houston pharmacy owner convicted of 15 counts in $160 million Medicare...
Prosecutors said 59-year-old Mohamad Mokbel illegally paid for the identification numbers of Medicare recipients and their personal health and physician information.
View ArticleHouston Food Bank to make deliveries with self-driving cars to pregnant women
The pilot program will use Cruise’s self-driving cars to transport 6,000 meals across 180 deliveries to pregnant women facing food insecurity throughout the city.
View ArticleSenator Ted Cruz makes his case to Texas for a third term, appealing to...
Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation bills that bring jobs to Texas.
View ArticleHarris blasts Trump, Cruz, Paxton over anti-abortion records at Houston rally
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at a rally in Houston, charged former President Donald Trump with causing a health care crisis through his work in overturning Roe v. Wade. The end of Roe...
View Article“I know he’s not everybody’s favorite flavor”: Voters weigh in on the...
Immigration and border security, abortion, and Winter Storm Uri all figured into how early voters in Greater Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth cast their ballots in the Senate race between Republican...
View ArticleCity of Houston converts HFD telehealth service to for-profit corporation for...
Houston City Council created a for-profit corporation to sell a telehealth tool developed by the Houston Fire Department. It could be distributed at the regional and national level.
View ArticleMD Anderson to stop accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas Medicare
Currently, the health care provider has not released a specific reason for the termination.
View ArticleA Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a ‘Crime’ to Intervene...
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who ProPublica found lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws...
View Article$5 million awarded for endangered Houston Toad habitat rehabilitation
The Houston Toad was first discovered in the 1940s and became the first amphibian to be added to the endangered species list in 1970.
View ArticleHarris County health experts concerned about Houstonians’ heart health
Heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are the top leading causes of death in Harris County, according to the latest chronic disease report. The health department will host two webinars this...
View ArticleHouston event spotlights how employers can ease diabetes burden for workers
Nearly 11% of Texas' adult population has diabetes, while Harris County's rate is a bit higher, at 13%.
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