In Texas, there are 1,193 nursing homes serving more than 86,000 patients and 2,004 assisted living facilities housing 49,574 residents. Miles’ House Bill 732 would require certain low-income ...

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Turner will be the second professional football player to lead HUD, after former Congressman Jack Kemp served in the role ...

Even without a lot of social media use, disinformation finds older Americans. It’s on their phones, in their texts, in their ...

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added responsibility of regulating certain carbon capture projects.

Standing in his living room, Richard Kabzems brandishes a thick binder stuffed with letters and notes of his two-year fight ...

After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and ...

After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Nettie Carlisle, a cook at Ella Springs ...

The Playful Puppies with the SPCA program allows both the seniors and animals to love and be loved on, providing therapeutic ...

The Midland Police Department has asked the community for help to identify a theft suspect. According to the department, on ...