AUSTIN, Texas — Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the Legislature on Wednesday as he joined Gov. Greg…
A New Orleans inmate who was mistakenly released last month due to a clerical error has been captured in Texas, prison officials said. Khalil Bryan was released on July 25 from the Orleans Parish Justice Center by the sheriff’s office, officials said at the time. After a nearly month-long manhunt, he was finally captured over…
Police in Texas are searching for a man they say was “mistakenly” released from jail as he was set to begin a seven-year sentence. Tory Dugas, 36, had been sentenced to five years in state prison for assaulting a family member and two years for evading arrest, Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. Instead, Dugas, who…
Ten people were taken to hospitals Wednesday after an elementary school bus in Texas rolled over on a rural road north of Austin, officials said. The Travis County Emergency Services District said that nine of the people were students. The driver was also transported to , the agency said in a Facebook post. One of…
In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House of Representatives headed to Illinois to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts. The roughly 30 Democrats are expected to stay for the week in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB…
A six-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn’t let go after the boy reached into a touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium, his mother said. Britney Taryn, the boy’s mom, has gone viral on TikTok after posting about her son’s encounter with a giant Pacific octopus on…
Natural dyes, which are derived from plants, produce, spices and minerals, have not been scrutinized as closely by researchers for their health impact or the potential for contamination, experts say. They are also not subject to the same stringent testing requirements as synthetic dyes. That has raised concerns among some food experts and consumer advocates…
The number of people reported missing in the wake of historic July 4 flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has dropped from a peak of more than 160 to three, with many now verified as being safe, officials said Saturday. “Extensive follow-up work” and “extraordinary efforts” were credited with the reduction after 173 people statewide were…
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Angélica Casas BBC News Reporting fromKerrville, Texas Watch: ‘This is a tragedy’ – Texans gather to pay respects to flood victims The death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to at least 107 people and an unknown number of others are missing. Search and rescue teams are wading…
