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 ...

DSHS was first notified of possible cases last week following similar reports in youth and young adults in several other states. According to Chris Van Deusen, with the state health department, Texas ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas set a new record Wednesday for COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, with 75,817 total new cases. The fast-spreading omicron variant is driving the surge, according to the state ...

The city of Houston on Nov. 20 broke ground on a 13,756-square-foot infectious disease facility in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

(ABC NEWS) — Texas has seen a steady rise in novel coronavirus cases and fatalities since reopening just over two weeks ago. There are now 45,198 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the ...

Cecile Erwin Young, Texas’ health commissioner who was appointed during one of the state’s earliest and worst waves of COVID-19 cases, is retiring. Her last day will be Jan. 2. “This agency impacts ...

Arlington Fire Department captain K.J. Land prepares doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Arlington. Smiley N. Pool / Staff ...

Vaccine providers across Texas have until end of the day Thursday to submit their initial requests to the state for pediatric coronavirus shots, a sign that national health leaders are moving forward ...

In a summer absent of heat alerts for Houston so far, city officials are turning to data to stay aware of the health threat posed by the heat and help protect residents from extreme temperatures. The ...

Texas is number one!…on many worst-of lists when it comes to public health. Over the past decade, there’s been upheaval in health care here and nationwide. In Texas, uninsured rates dropped a bit, ...

Potentially deadly avian flu, or H5 bird flu, has been found in wild birds in all 50 states. Other animals, including cats and cows, are highly susceptible to it.

The holidays are a favorite time to order take-out or eat at a restaurant. How do you know how sanitary a restaurant is before you order?