North Texas has a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds that would be bridged by a new hospital designed and built by UT ...

Editor’s Note: The video above contains coverage from June 2025 when a bill to study Texas’s psychiatric bed capacity fell short. AUSTIN (KXAN) – The average number of people stuck in jail waiting for ...

Mental health services in the Lubbock area are set to expand, with the state of Texas this week announcing progress on a new facility. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced that construction on the ...

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Patient blood samples, pictured here on May 1, 2025, that are ready for testing at the Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory. (Ilana Panich-Linsman For The Texas Tribune, Ilana ...

Some rural health leaders voiced concerns about how the federal government shutdown may delay notices of awards or funding, but the state Health and Human Services Commission said that won't be an ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State health officials said this year’s measles outbreak centered in West Texas has officially ended, marking 42 days since the last reported case. The Texas Department of State Health ...

Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware that he'd just won the World Series again. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7 on Saturday night ...