Vinton County residents were forced to evacuate after nitrogen oxide leaked from the Austin Powder explosives manufacturing ...

City and county leaders will continue partnering on local violence interruption strategies that have expended over the past ...

Texas officials have notified local public health departments to brace for another $119 million in federal cuts at the end of ...

The bill includes provisions that would reduce funding for Medicaid and add stricter eligibility requirements. Costs of ...

Organizers are ready to enter the next phase of their policy battle as Gov. Greg Abbott is poised to sign into law a handful ...

Mayor Kirk Watson: "We are no longer in Austin and Travis County reacting to a crisis" as opioid overdose deaths decline ...

Austin Public Schools (APS) decided to increase its health insurance premiums for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 during Monday’s ...

Public health and elected officials plan to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. to give an update on the opioid overdose epidemic.

That’s where AmeriCorps often comes in. The independent federal agency for national service and volunteerism has facilitated the work of approximately 200,000 people a year, placing them through ...

The Texas Legislature passed a bill clarifying the exceptions to the abortion ban -- but lawmakers did not add exceptions or ...

Austin Peay State University’s Master of Public Health program is on a mission to boost childhood literacy through the ...

Health care professionals in Texas are advocating for a policy that would add the state to interstate agreements allowing certain professionals to practice in other states without getting another ...