AUSTIN, Texas — Republican state lawmakers introduced a package of bills on Tuesday that they said would make Texans healthier. The legislation proposes new restrictions on SNAP benefits, bans certain ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Gov. Greg Abbott were together in Austin on Wednesday, cheering a healthier Texas as the governor ceremonially signed bills dealing ...

To report this story, Cueto took a weeklong trip from Austin to Bandera, with a breakfast in Bastrop, and then up to Dallas — with a Buc-ee’s pit stop. Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of ...

Several food and beverage trade associations are asking a federal court to strike down a package-labeling provision in a new state law aimed at combating obesity, diabetes and some cancers. The ...

How healthy is Austin and Travis County? That's one of the key questions the Community Health Assessment report from Austin Public Health seeks to answer. Last done in 2022, the new report gives a ...

DALLAS – A new Texas law promoting the Trump administration's “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on foods like chips and candies that contain dyes and additives not ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Texas Capitol on Aug. 27 for a bill signing ceremony. Eleanor Dearman U.S. Health and Human ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in Austin Wednesday to promote new “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) state laws. “This puts Texas ahead of ...