Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S.

(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported no new cases of measles on Friday, the first time the state has not recorded an increase since the outbreak began in February. The state, which is the ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services sent out the news via tweet on July 29, saying that 225 individuals were counted as COVID-19-related deaths despite COVID-19 not being listed as the cause ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health alert on Tuesday, warning people not to use products that contain a chemical found in the kratom plant. The alert ...

As a measles outbreak exploded in Texas in February, local health officials struggled to reach CDC scientists who were grappling with changes under the new Trump administration, according to ...

The Texas health department warned against using products with the kratom derivative 7-OH. Kratom and 7-OH have caused a spike in calls to the Texas Poison Center Network so far this year. U.S. Food ...

Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory staff members test mosquitoes for the West Nile virus, among other diseases, on May 1, 2025. Credit: Texas Tribune / Ilana Panich-Linsman Sign up ...

Health care policies -- from abortion laws to vaccine rules -- are changing rapidly at the national and state level. Here are key trends in Texas to watch this year.

Texas state law establishes an “expiration date” for state agencies, meaning those agencies will automatically be abolished on that date unless lawmakers pass legislation to continue it. The current ...

This month marked a year since the measles outbreak had been declared in Texas. According to the Lubbock Health Department, ...

The Texas measles outbreak that sickened hundreds of people earlier this year is officially over, according to state health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services declared in a news ...