President Trump's push to eliminate a federal disaster preparedness program has prompted concern among state health officials ...

Texas officials have formally adopted new rules to implement a law significantly expanding the state’s medical marijuana ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott has directed the DPS to tighten the reins on vape and smoke shops that are not in compliance with state ...

Austin Public Health has confirmed five cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, at Lamar Middle School this year.

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Texas emergency rooms have seen a sharp increase in ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Texas parents can access a downloadable form to exempt their children from public school-required vaccinations, due to House Bill 1586 becoming law. Before this, parents had to ...

It’s been more than 42 days since the last new case was confirmed, meeting the threshold public health officials use to declare measles outbreaks over. The last person to have an outbreak-related case ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Dr. Jake Margo Jr. stood in the triage room at Starr County Memorial Hospital explaining why a person with persistent fever who could be treated with over-the-counter ...

Weeks after state lawmakers paved the way during the Legislature’s last regular session, the Texas Department of Public Safety has announced the creation of a new Homeland Security Division. The new ...

All granite is radioactive, even the stuff used to make fancy countertops. But, the red granite at the Capitol is more ...