RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, activity is higher than it was at the same time last year. Texas is extending access to immunizations for infants and toddlers until the end of the month in response to "persistent" infections.

The university in February 2025 modified policy for the following school year, requiring the hall’s floors to be segregated by gender and students to use the bathrooms that aligned with the genders listed in their student files.

In an eight-hour committee hearing focused on fraud in social services programs, Texas lawmakers heard updates on how state agencies are responding to calls for stronger anti-fraud measures in programs like Medicaid and the Child Care Services program. The Wednesday hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services committee also included more than 50 Texans sharing concerns with state policymakers.

Sotomayor answered questions onstage at the University of Kansas Lied Center from two KU alumni, Janet and Mary Murguia.

Texas has a 91% Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, accuracy rate — which could mean the state will be responsible for more than $700 million in benefits costs. If Texas has to cover part of the benefits costs, it would be the first time since the program started in the 1960s.

Kelly signed House Bill 2528, a controversial bill that rolls back nonpractice disciplinary actions after some former nurses testified they were punished for simple administrative errors.

The new Texas Senate Bill 546 requires three-point seat belts on school buses by September 2029. But in less than two months, every Texas school board must report - to the Texas Education Agency - costs needed to comply with the law. For some districts, it could be in the millions.

Despite dissimilar backgrounds, a rural sheriff and two police chiefs are driven by a commitment to transparency and a desire to build community trust.

Business owners are applauding the new law because currently, anytime they want to operate in another city or county, they have to pay that jurisdiction’s permitting fee.

Republican supermajorities in House and Senate are expected to affirm passage of anti-abortion measures