Sara Willa Ernst

Some families no longer see a future for their transgender kids in Texas. They’re moving to states with strong civil rights protections for trans people.

The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they don't want to leave the state.

Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than quadrupled in Texas in the last two weeks. Already understaffed hospitals are now seeing high COVID attrition too, and asking for help.

As demand for veteran mental health services spiked in recent months, Texas has begun to invest resources into a novel treatment for PTSD.

Without a legal standard setting out what must be done to prevent heat deaths, workplace regulators have a hard time making violations stick.

The program was considering a waitlist to help cut costs after it faced a $100 million budget shortfall.

Although the money helps fill some of the budget shortfall, the possibility of a medication waitlist still remains.

As climate-related illnesses only intensify due to hotter temperatures and more frequent hurricanes, researchers look for ways safety net clinics can better protect the most vulnerable.

Many GOP lawmakers at a recent House Committee hearing openly stated they were unfamiliar with the nuances of trans health care.

The same bills that ban certain procedures on transgender kids and teens would allow them to be performed on intersex kids in Texas.

For months, religious leaders and other trusted voices have been promoting the vaccine to dispel hesitancy, a tactic that federal and local officials have recognized is crucial to improving vaccine uptake.

Critics say a slate of bills aimed at health care for trans kids are harmful examples of government overreach, and aren’t backed by science.