Health aid guarantee letters scrapped
The 2026 national budget bars politicians from intervening in the delivery of health assistance to indigent patients, including the issuance of guarantee letters, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Wednesday.
The 2026 national budget bars politicians from intervening in the delivery of health assistance to indigent patients, including the issuance of guarantee letters, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Wednesday.
The Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a $30 million program to demolish blighted buildings using stormwater mitigation funds, passing the measure 9-7 amid a clash between Mayor John Whitmire and City Controller Chris Hollins.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies Monday to implement stronger anti-fraud measures for the state’s Child Care Services program, which provides financial assistance for child care to eligible low-income families.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales, who faces 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child for his alleged actions during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is uncertain whether the Space Shuttle Discovery can be moved from Washington, D.C., to Houston, citing budget and safety concerns days after taking office.
A Texas City funeral director helped coordinate the return of victims who died in a medical support plane crash in Galveston Bay, leading a procession on Jan. 2 to honor five of the six passengers killed in the incident.
Fort Bend Independent School District officials are considering closing up to seven elementary schools as the district faces declining enrollment, district leaders said Monday.
Texas families can begin applying for the state’s new $1 billion school voucher program, Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA), on Feb. 4, state officials announced.
Venezuelan immigrants in Houston expressed mixed reactions after U.S. forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in an overnight operation early Saturday.
As the new year begins, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) unveiled proposed rules aimed at tightening oversight of the state’s hemp industry, covering production, retail sales, and consumable hemp products.