Health

Group homes serve people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.

Texas comes in last place for health coverage, access, and affordability for women, according to a new analysis. Texas Public Radio's Bonnie Petrie has more. And Lubbock Public Libraries are offering cooling centers with free water and air conditioning this summer.

Lubbock city and county officials came together Friday morning to cut the ribbon on the new Lubbock Public Health building. The event came just days after Mayor Mark McBrayer proposed a $60,000 cut to the department in Lubbock City Council’s Tuesday work session. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more.

The women had ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening if not treated early. They say Ascension Seton Williamson and Texas Health Arlington violated federal law by not ending their pregnancies sooner.

The heat in Lubbock this August has raised concerns about it's impact on medications. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren spoke with an expert from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center about storing medications properly and how certain drugs can have adverse effects in high temperatures.

Future Texas therapists must complete internships to start their careers, but there’s not enough providers to mentor all of the students.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham launched the 'Free to Provide' campaign in an effort to recruit Texas physicians.

Judge Sherri Tibbe dismissed the lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against the City of San Marcos over its ordinance decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession.

Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.