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Texas Public Radio's Paul Flahive has more on the private company which says it has solved the children without placement problem there in just one month of running much of the foster care system in North Texas. And a year after Medicaid unwinding began in Texas, KERA’s Elena Rivera reports more than two million people have lost coverage.

The Texas Medical Board is receiving public comment until June 1, Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla has more on their new rule on “medical emergencies” relating to the exceptions to abortion bans. And Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says commercial milk supply is safe after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration discovered bird flu particles in some commercial grocery milk samples.

Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the Lubbock Master Gardener Association's annual plant sale this weekend, which helps support education for local students pursuing plant sciences. And KERA's Katherine Hobbs reports Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has called for a halt in cement plant permits until 2025.

Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more on a gun safety law passed after the school shooting in Uvalde that is now being used to close the “gun show loophole.” And a new report is highlighting "junk fees," an often-hidden burden for struggling Texas renters.

KERA’s Toluwani Osibamowo has more from agriculture experts who say a recent bird flu outbreak among Texas livestock probably will not impact egg and dairy prices or production. Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro has the details now that Opill, the over-the-counter birth control pill, is available at H-E-B stores and other retailers across Texas.

After reports of leaks leaving dangerous conditions for staff, The City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department announced the last city pool will not be able to open this summer. And KERA's Caroline Love has more from mothers of children lost at the Uvalde shooting who say they are still waiting for accountability.

Early voting for the May 4th election runs April 22 through April 30. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on what Lubbock residents can expect on the ballot. And KERA's Bill Zeeble reports on a federal appeals court blocking part of a bill requiring book vendors to rate books for sexual content before selling to schools.

Summer is coming, and many Texas prisons don’t have air conditioning. The Texas Newsroom’s Lauren McGaughy has more on a lawsuit attempting to change that. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports hundreds of Corpus Christi residents have turned out in opposition to the city's plan for ocean desalination.

KERA's Toluwani Osibamowo reports advocates for Texas prisoners have sued the state's prison agency over what they call a flawed punitive housing system. KTEP’s Angela Kocherga has more on a temporary injunction Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now seeking to keep an El Paso organization from helping migrants.

KERA’s Katherine Hobbs has more on the United Methodist Church amending its policy on LGBTQ marriages and pastors. And Caroline Love has the story after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teamed up with the Kansas Attorney General to sue the federal government over a gun control issue days before the Allen shooting anniversary.