public health

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,...

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R) have introduced the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction (END) of...

Newly released data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) shows fentanyl-related poisoning deaths dropped by more than...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has announced a new $720 million multistate opioid settlement with eight pharmaceutical companies accused...

Rep. Pete Sessions (R) is leading a group of Republican lawmakers in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reject...

Patrick Announces Legislative Priorities for Special Session Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) has announced the legislative priorities for the...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed two state agencies to form a joint task force to combat the growing threat...