Sara Willa Ernst

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.

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.

A software glitch concealed $35 million in HIV drug costs to program administrators.

The state-run Texas HIV Medication Program has asked the legislature for more than $100 million over the next two fiscal years, without which administrators say they’ll be forced to limit eligibility in Texas.

Whether or not food is safe after an electrical outage can depend on a number of factors.

More than 4 million people in Texas don’t have power, as severe winter weather continues to strain the state’s electric grid.

Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans doesn’t come from paranoia, but rather a long history of racism in medicine, experts say.

A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew.