Tyler, Texas (March 6, 2026) —   UT Health Tyler is accepting applications for its 2026 Junior Volunteer Program, an enriching summer opportunity designed for high school students interested in exploring careers in healthcare. The program offers hands-on exposure to the hospital environment, allowing participants to learn about a wide range of clinical and non-clinical roles…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026 When U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumped into the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, she was the immediate frontrunner. Widely known and beloved by Democratic voters, Crockett had a record of strong fundraising in the U.S. House and a knack for going viral with her…

By Lomi Kriel and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026 The Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday quietly released body camera and security footage from a case in which federal immigration officers in South Padre Island last year shot and killed a 23-year-old San Antonio man. The video shows him driving slowly…

By Capital & Main, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026 The nonprofit publication Capital & Main produced this article. It is co-published with permission. For the past four years, Jackie Medcalf has been testing the groundwater in northwest Houston where, decades ago, a dry cleaning facility had, over time, dumped hazardous chemicals used in the…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026 As the 2017 legislative session churned into action, then-state Sen. Don Huffines went to a meeting with parents and students visiting the Capitol for the annual PTA Rally Day. Things quickly grew testy. One of the students, from Richardson ISD in Huffines’ North Texas Senate district,…

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Sergeant First Class Larry Scott Teakell who served in United States Army during the…

By Amanda Seitz March 6, 2026 BATON ROUGE, La. — The ambitious liver doctor would go just about anywhere in his home state to give people the hepatitis B vaccine. Bill Cassidy offered jabs to thousands of inmates at Louisiana’s maximum-security prison in the early 2000s. A decade before that, he set up vaccine clinics…

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton and Eric Harkleroad Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 6, 2026 ‘No Longer Based on Facts or Truth’ Sylvia Chou, 51, Maryland Program director, National Cancer Institute Sylvia Chou specializes in communication between patients and their health care providers, and social media’s role in public health. She joined the federal…

By Eric Harkleroad March 6, 2026 Marc Ernstoff, a physician who has pioneered immunotherapy research and treatments for cancer patients, said his work as a federal scientist proved untenable under the Trump administration. Philip Stewart, a Rocky Mountain Laboratories researcher focused on tick-borne diseases, said he retired two years earlier than planned because of hurdles…

SHERMAN, Texas –An Ennis woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Isabel Salas, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison…