CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment
By Céline Gounder and Eric Harkleroad Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 25, 2026 President Donald Trump will soon nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, its acting chief, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, told agency employees at a Wednesday staff meeting. According to a recording obtained by KFF…
Read MoreTaking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health
By Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 26, 2026 LISTEN: Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say don’t forget to move your body and tend to your mental health, too. Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half…
Read MoreTexas suburbs lead U.S. for population growth as international migration slows, census finds
By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026 Population growth in Texas is slowing amid a decline in immigration — but the state’s suburbs continue to boom and lead the nation in adding new residents. Texas’ population, now over 31 million, grew by 391,243 or 1.2% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025,…
Read MoreForced to sell medications at a loss, rural Texas pharmacies seek new survival tactics
By Aidan Johnstone, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026 Crystal McEntire lives two lives. Every morning, she wakes up to tend to her family’s ranch near the top of the Texas Panhandle that houses a herd of Red Angus cattle. But after mornings of farm work, she exchanges her ranch jeans for pharmacy jeans, she…
Read MoreSlow Growth Impacts Nation’s Largest Counties Hardest
Thursday, March 26, 2026 Diminishing Population Gains in Metro Areas Highlight Nationwide Trend MARCH 26, 2026 – Population growth slowed in a majority of the nation’s 3,143 counties and the District of Columbia between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.…
Read MoreHistory Remembered: The Battle of Glorieta Pass
Overview The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought from March 26-28, 1862, was a pivotal engagement in the New Mexico Campaign of the American Civil War. It took place in the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains southeast of Santa Fe, in the New Mexico Territory. While tactically a Confederate victory in the field, the battle resulted…
Read MoreChild development behaviors and boundaries webinar set for April 8
Event to provide overview of developmental domains in preschoolers and school-age children March 25, 2026 – by Tim Schnettler The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Child Development: Knowledge, Behavior and Healthy Boundaries,” on April 8. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Child Development: Knowledge, Behavior and Healthy Boundaries,” on April 8. (Adobe Stock)…
Read MoreCorpus Christi council votes to begin process to remove mayor
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2026 The Corpus Christi City Council voted on Tuesday to launch a removal hearing for Mayor Paulette Guajardo over allegations of misconduct. The decision comes as the city faces a growing water crisis. A water emergency may be just months away, according to city leaders. But the…
Read MoreElon Musk company selects proposed mile-long Dallas tunnel
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2026 Elon Musk’s tunneling company will begin assessing its ability to construct a mile-long underground tunnel in South Dallas after a proposed project in the area was one of three winners of a company contest on Tuesday. The Boring Company has built a number of underground tunnels…
Read MoreCorpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2026 A historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for…
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