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Patricia Lim/KUT NewsFor the first time since 2019, Travis County’s annual medical examiner report shows a significant dip in drug deaths. Total drug deaths decreased 22% from 2023 to 2024, and deaths involving fentanyl fell by 36%. -
William Whitworth/KUT NewsThe Trump administration has been slashing funding for a federal agency that supports biomedical research across the U.S. UT Austin professors say funding from the National Institutes of Health is essential for running their labs.
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Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face prison time for performing an abortion, have been seeking clarification on the exception. -
Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” faces hundreds of thousands in fines if she is convicted. -
Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and state lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so. -
Texas is one of about a dozen states that won't be participating in a federal program that provides families with $120 per eligible child to buy groceries while school is out. -
Integral Care, which fields 911 mental health calls, will hire 23 more mental health specialists to respond to those in crisis 24 hours a day, seven days a week. -
Texas, including the capital city, was especially hard-hit by a wave fentanyl-related deaths in the past few years. But with the help of overdose-reversing drugs, things are looking better. -
While the Austin area has confirmed a case of measles, there is not an outbreak. That said, here's a guide to how and when to get vaccinated for measles. -
An unvaccinated infant was exposed to the virus while vacationing with family overseas, Austin Public Health said. -
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the West Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast. -
Austin ISD's measles immunization rate for its kindergarten class is lower than that of neighboring school districts.
