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Gail Delaughter/Houston Public MediaAccording to the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Jeffery Lee Lawson claims he suffered from 鈥渂urning lungs, shortness of breath, pain in his throat, nausea, dizziness and skin irritation鈥� as a result of the chemical leak. -
Gabriel C. P茅rez/KUT NewsAscension Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas faced an end-of-year deadline to agree on a contract or risk some patients losing in-network care at Ascension facilities, including many in the Austin area.
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John Michael Garza, Jr. was accused of trying to provide bomb materials to someone he believed was a member of ISIS. -
A Texas appeals court upheld an injunction stopping Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing new reporting rules on large-county prosecutors, ruling state law does not grant him authority to impose blanket requirements. -
Public health officials warn law enforcement and border patrol activity are discouraging people from getting vaccines and other types of preventive health care. A North Texas health leader was among the officials who highlighted the issue. -
A Dallas County judge threw out real estate investment firm Asana Partners' lawsuit that led to the controversial Deep Ellum bar's closure for months earlier this year. Rodeo Dallas reopened in Uptown last month. -
No. 16 USC and unranked TCU have been practicing locally for the big game. -
'Don't mourn, organize.' How disability rights advocate Bob Kafka helped shape Austin and the nationKafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more accessible for people with disabilities. -
Texas is set to receive the largest award from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program 鈥� with federal officials awarding $1.4 billion to the state over five years. The state received millions more in funding that it asked for in its application. -
John Michael Garza Jr., 21, was arrested last Monday and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated terrorist group. -
The city of Allen joins McKinney in banning camping in public places. Critics say the law criminalizes homelessness. -
UT Southwestern was selected by the state to run the Texas Behavioral Health Center 鈥� the first state behavioral health hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new hospital, set to open this summer, will provide inpatient services for people with serious mental health issues -
McKinney police were conducting a welfare check on the home after family members said they hadn't heard from the couple for several days. Officers shot their son who was in the home with a gun, and he's hospitalized in stable condition. -
The state party claims crossover votes by Democrats and independents infringe on Republicans鈥� freedom of association under the First Amendment. Disability advocates argue the move to require party registration would discourage political participation.
