Texas state law establishes an “expiration date” for state agencies, meaning those agencies will automatically be abolished on that date unless lawmakers pass legislation to continue it. The current ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10 ...

Texas’ first confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza of the year was found in a Shelby County commercial poultry flock ...

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The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Most of the cases are centered in Gaines County, which is ...

DALLAS — Cuts to federal health agencies are hitting close to home in North Texas. The Trump administration announced last week it would cut $11 billion in federal funds, mainly used for COVID-19 ...

This week, the Texas Department of State Health Services made the Department of Government Efficiency's list of targets. DOGE plans to cut $877 million of a $1.5 billion federal grant and $97 million ...

There have been nearly 500 cases of measles in Texas, with over 600 in the U.S. A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing ...

A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. "The school-aged child who tested positive for measles was hospitalized in Lubbock and passed ...