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Patricia Lim/KUT NewsThe constitutional amendment comes before voters at a time when Texas' population of older adults is growing faster than any other age group. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAbout 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.
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Austin area food bank leaders are bracing for increased demand if SNAP benefits are not issued in November. -
The iconic pink granite might be hiding a dangerous secret. -
The Austin FIRST program will send a mental health clinician and an EMS paramedic along with police to respond to emergent mental health situations. -
Texans can safely surrender infants to designated locations like fire stations and hospitals. But not everyone knows the law exists. -
The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians uses proceeds from the festival to help local musicians pay their health insurance premiums. -
The law could allow private citizens to sue nonprofits that help Texans access medication abortion in other states. -
Central Health officials said the effective 8% tax rate increase was driven by funding cuts coming from the federal level. -
House Bill 7 would allow private citizens to sue out-of-state prescribers and distributors of abortion pills sent into Texas. -
The FDA approved updated shots for older adults and people with underlying conditions. But other folks may still be able to get a shot with a doctor's prescription. -
The Health and Human Services secretary praised recent health legislation out of Texas during a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott.
