Cecile Erwin Young, Texas’ health commissioner who was appointed during one of the state’s earliest and worst waves of COVID-19 cases, is retiring. Her last day will be Jan. 2. “This agency impacts ...

Lawmakers passed a number of bills to "Make Texas Healthy Again." They also made it easier for Texans to avoid vaccines.

Doctors in Texas can now complete and submit an official state form to recommend adding new medical conditions that they think should qualify a patient for medical marijuana. And dispensaries can also ...

Governor Abbott appoints Stephanie Muth as the new Executive Commissioner for Texas Health and Human Services, starting ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) requires all beneficiaries to renew their eligibility periodically, a ...

Every month, Morgan Fischer checks the bathrooms at Texas Children’s Hospital to see if she needs to replace any of the paper tabs that provide a phone number for the National Human Trafficking ...

A new report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) reveals the number of children and youth identified as victims of human trafficking within DFPS Conservatorship in ...

The state’s new $3 billion dementia research fund has been blocked temporarily by a trio of voters who claim voting machines used in this month’s election are faulty.

No one has worked more effectively with Texas leaders than Tom Luce to design and implement effective public policy related ...

On Thursday, a new state law will add another layer of anxiety to Simon Shepherd’s already busy life: he has to worry — even more so than usual — about going to the bathroom.