Telehealth Booms as Demand for GLP-1s Surges and Questions Mount About Safety, Oversight
By Lauren Sausser and Maia Rosenfeld Jun 1, 2026 Karleigh McClain of Hendersonville, Tennessee, signed up for a membership with a telehealth company in January so that she could start taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss. Within 24 hours of injecting her first dose, she was admitted to the hospital. (Arielle Weenonia Gray for…
Read MoreBaffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
By Katy Golvala, CT Mirror, Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror, and Noam N. Levey Jun 1, 2026 When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a…
Read MoreCorpus Christi reconsiders building a desalination plant leaders rejected last year
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2026 Corpus Christi City Council is set to discuss Tuesday whether to revive a controversial and ambitious endeavor to build a desalination plant to convert seawater into drinkable water — a project the council rejected nine months ago over high costs and environmental concerns. A stubborn drought…
Read MoreBoil water notice
This is a boil water notice from Undine. Due to a loss of pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Rosewood Water System PWSID 2300026public water systems to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc.). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems…
Read MoreHow Cherokee farming traditions are transforming one Texas school
By Acacia Coronado and Austin Current, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2026 Just beyond the playground of Austin’s Cunningham Elementary School, ancient crops are uniting a new generation through the power of storytelling and teamwork. The Central Texas Cherokee Township and nonprofit Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability, or PEAS, grow Native crops including corn…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
June 1, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 23.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 14.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.09/g higher than a year ago. The national average price…
Read MoreGRAPEVINE, TEXAS: A SUMMER DESTINATION FOR FAMILY FUN!
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (June 1, 2026) – Grapevine is an ideal destination for family vacations this Summer. Nestled on the shores of Lake Grapevine near Dallas and Fort Worth and home to DFW International Airport, this Vintage Texas destination offers exciting attractions, family-friendly activities and more than 20 hotels featuring refreshing swimming pools and lakeside adventures…
Read MoreHomeland Security Task Force investigation into methamphetamine trafficking leads to lengthy federal prison sentence for Fort Worth man
SHERMAN, Texas – A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to over 29 years in federal prison as a result of an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Donald Lee Harris, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: A Bird With a Busted Wing
By Jim “Pappy” Moore For twenty-plus years my weekly column has been one man’s walk through life, making observations. This next one is very personal and relevant to others. Have you ever seen a wounded bird standing on the ground, unable to fly because he has an injured wing that’s hanging down on one side?…
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