Mental Health

The agency’s budget for FY 2024 is more than $22 million less than last year's budget.

Anecdotally, we hear that people are crankier and more anxious during this summer's extreme heat. But what's really going on? KUT talks with a licensed professional counselor from Integral Care about how the heat can affect our mental as well as physical health and what we can do about it.

Integral Care's chief operations officer credited the easy-to-remember number for the uptick.

The city is paying millions of dollars in overtime to its firefighters because it's short staffed. The extra hours exacerbate an already stressful job.

In all of the school districts chosen for the pilot, at least 70% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Several Central Texas districts are participating, including Del Valle ISD, Lockhart ISD and San Marcos CISD.

The free-standing wall featuring Daniel Johnston's mural of Jeremiah the Innocent, a shrine of "Old Austin," will be integrated into new development on the Drag.

The Mental Health Court works as an alternative to jail in misdemeanor and felony cases where mental health issues may have played a role. Around 30 people are expected to go through the program by the end of the year.

Texas lawmakers have filed more than 100 anti-LGBTQ bills, according to the statewide group Equality Texas. One of the measures, House Bill 1507, drew pushback from Democrats, students and educators Tuesday.

The Georgetown Independent School District helps run a school for kids in Williamson County juvenile justice programs. Luna helps improve student and staff mental health.

About 35% of these beds are empty because the state has struggled to staff them.