Texas lawmakers eye sharing health care workers with other states to address provider shortages
Advocates say interstate compacts, which allow professionals to use their work licenses in multiple states, can solve Texas’ ...
What to watch in health care legislation as 89th Texas Legislature kicks off
Health care bills relating to cannabis, hospital transparency and Medicaid are on the docket for the 89th Texas Legislature.
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans' public assistance accounts
Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history.
As Texas hospitals face a nursing shortage, Fort Worth students get ready to fill the gap
Nursing students attend their first class at the new College of Nursing School at University of North Texas Health Science ...
Laredo Morning Times on MSN2d
'No immediate cause for concern': Laredo prepared as bird flu case confirmed in SE Texas
Laredo health officials ensure preparedness after a Texas case of avian influenza, or bird flu, was confirmed in Brazoria ...
Texas officials warn of "maneater" screwworm that burrows into open wounds, eyes and mouths to lay eggs
Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...
Houston Public Media2d
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issues guidance for slowing spread of bird flu
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected across all U.S. states, with recent cases in El Paso, Galveston, ...
Community Impact Newspaper3d
Sugar Land Police Department receives 2 grants for mental health services
The Sugar Land Police Department has received two grants that could help the agency provide mental health services for the ...
Man upset about Supreme Court abortion ruling defaces crisis pregnancy centers, feds say
A man defaced two crisis pregnancy centers in Texas in light of the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court draft opinion that ...
Louisiana Map Shows Snow Severity Chances in Each County
State Climatologist Jay Grymes said there could be lows of 20 degrees across the state between Monday and Wednesday and the ...
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To slow the spread of bird flu, Texas communities encouraged to remove birdbaths and feeders
If you have a backyard birdbath and feeder, it’s a good idea to take them down. That’s according to the Texas Parks and ...
Austin American-Statesman9d
Health advisory issued for bird flu as ducks in Arboretum-area pond test positive
A dead wild bird found in North Austin this month has tested positive for bird flu, Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirm. Austin Public Health on ...