State Rep. Don McLaughlin of Uvalde released a statement on June 1 claiming that parasitic screwworms had almost breached the Texas-Mexico border.  “This is not true,” a post on the USDA’s X account responded. On…

For the second time in two years, Texas is experiencing a significant measles outbreak.  But unlike last year’s outbreak in the South Plains, there’s little information available about the new surge because it erupted at…

If proponents of posting the Ten Commandments in public schools are to be believed, the moral development of Texas children in 11 school districts  lags those of other Texas schoolchildren as of Monday.   We…

California Democrats were set Thursday to pass a redistricting map to add up to five blue congressional seats after Texas Republicans rubber-stamped President Donald Trump’s mid-decade gerrymander plan that would give the GOP a similar…

HUNT, Texas (AP) — Crews used backhoes and their bare hands Wednesday to dig through piles of debris that stretched for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in…

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the United States for flash flooding. …

DALLAS — The teen who opened fire inside Wilmer-Hutchins High School last year was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday morning for injuring a classmate. Eighteen-year-old Ja’Kerian Rhodes-Ewing pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with…

A second unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas,…

DALLAS — The measles outbreak in West Texas is nearing 200 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department. Health officials said 198 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty-three…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Harris County officials outlined a plan to boost vaccination rates for measles and trace any potential cases in Houston — as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the federal government plans to combat…