Health & Science
How adoption impacted the emotional health of a person who gave up her baby
Posted on · A 16-year-old rape survivor put her baby up for adoption decades ago. That decision has stuck with her ever since.
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Wesley Hunt holds edge over Duncan Klussmann in contest for Texas’ new 38th congressional district
Posted on · CD 38 was designed as a safe Republican seat for Hunt, leaving some voters concerned Hunt won’t be as responsive to constituents as their current member of Congress.
Environment
Is air pollution making thunderstorms more severe? Scientists in Houston want to find out
Posted on · Scientists from across the country are in Houston this summer to study whether tiny particles like soot and dust are making storms more intense.
Guns
New Texas gun restrictions are unlikely in the wake of Uvalde. Here’s why
Posted on · More than a dozen Republican lawmakers declined to comment on the possibility of new gun laws, and those who did offered little support.
Health & Science
As the Supreme Court mulls overturning Roe. v. Wade, some Texans fear contraceptives could be at stake
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon overturn Roe v. Wade, which leaves the decision to make abortion legal in the hands of the states. Some believe their access to contraceptives may also be at stake.
Health & Science
A preventative COVID-19 drug has opened up life for some immunocompromised Texans. But it remains unknown to many others
Posted on · The preventative therapeutic has calmed the anxieties of some immunocompromised people, but is still going largely unnoticed in Texas.
Politics
Lina Hidalgo says she expects to be targeted next in what she calls a political investigation by Kim Ogg
Posted on · In her first one-on-one interview about the Elevate Strategies investigation, Hidalgo lays out her case for why she accused the DA of a political vendetta.
Politics
In the Texas AG Republican primary runoff, it’s Ken Paxton’s legal troubles vs. George P. Bush’s family name
Posted on · In the Texas AG's race, Ken Paxton is trying to dodge criticism of his legal troubles while George P. Bush faces a backlash against the Bush dynasty.
Transportation
The Houston Bike Summit returns to discuss concerns over the city’s cycling infrastructure
Posted on · As the city's bike network continues to grow, cyclists say more needs to be done to maintain on-street bikeways.
Health & Science
Texas doesn’t have enough funding for community-based services for the intellectually disabled
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of Texans who are intellectually and developmentally disabled have applied for home and community-based therapies under the Medicaid Waivers program.
Health & Science
Treating the mind may help treat the body in long-COVID patients
Posted on · A majority of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized at Memorial Hermann Hospital experienced long-COVID -- around 70% of them were experiencing long-COVID three months after being discharged.
Health & Science
Houston-area abortion rights advocates protest against threat of total state-wide ban
Posted on · The protest was held in response to a majority of the justices who reportedly voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico late Monday.
Energy & Environment
Houston birders are helping researchers uncover the secret night life of migratory birds
Posted on · Local birders are recording the flight calls of the millions of birds that migrate through the Houston-area skies during spring migration.
Politics
Galveston County’s redistricting plan provides a serious test case for the weakened Voting Rights Act
Posted on · The Biden Justice Department is suing the county under Section 2 of the act, alleging intentional discrimination against minority voters in the redrawing of its commissioner precinct boundaries.
Health
Trans kids and their families are leaving Texas amid state efforts to charge parents with child abuse
Posted on · 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.