Investigations

No evidence that getting a COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility, OB-GYNs say

Ex-El Paso police officer will serve 120-day sentence in Williamson County jail

Alan Dieguez, an El Paso Police officer at the time, is driven to jail from a Round Rock hospital by a Texas trooper hours after a deadly crash on Interstate 35. Dieguez suffered a cut to his head. (Texas Department of Public Safety in-car camera Photo)

Texas police bargain their licenses to avoid prison. New bills could end those deals

Problem police officers can often bargain their badges as part of plea agreements. Texas lawmakers are working to make that harder to do (Texas Department of Public Safety Photos and KXAN Photo/Rachel Garza)

Freestanding ER’s back bill to stop insurance companies from denying claims based on diagnosis

Freestanding ER

Austin neighborhoods most at-risk for COVID-19 infections seeing lowest vaccination rates, UT research shows

Estimated social vulnerability, cumulative infections and vaccine coverage across the City of Austin (Source: UT Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium)

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Spending is one-sided in Austin’s Prop B election

Bill to require reporting on missing persons and unidentified bodies headed to the Senate

Texas lawmaker pushes for bill to better track data on moms dying, barely surviving childbirth

APD officers had access to COVID-19 vaccines for months. Why aren’t more vaccinated?

An Austin police officer receives a COVID-19 vaccination at its Public Safety Wellness Center (City of Austin Photo)

No objections from lawmakers during hearing on health equity office bill

House Public Health Committee Hearing

Ohio insurance company refuses to defend ERCOT, pay damage claims from Texas winter storm lawsuits

Push to require backup generators at senior living facilities after Texas winter storm

Texas bill to make disease cases in nursing homes public advances in House

Nursing home (StoryBox Photo)

Statewide tech problems cancel STAAR testing on day one

STAAR test problems called "unacceptable" on first day of testing

FDA: Don’t feed infants homemade formulas