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Yes, there is substantial consensus among medical professionals, sleep researchers, and child safety advocates that **permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST)**—making DST year-round—would negatively impact children and adolescents. While eliminating the twice-a-year clock shift is widely supported, sleep specialists strongly oppose permanent DST in favor of **permanent Standard Time**. The primary concerns regarding the effects of…

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline October 22, 2026 The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The uninsured rate for adults ages 19-64 rose to 11.2%…

By Andrew Jones Oct 22, 2026 Scott Bailey with HCA Healthcare-owned TriStar Health delivers a presentation to residents in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in 2024. TriStar plans to build a hospital in Spring Hill after receiving approval that year from the state, which is unraveling its certificate of need process governing the expansion of healthcare services.…

By Arthur Allen Oct 22, 2026 Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by millions of Americans. Under the rule, Customs and Border Protection and the FDA will require coding on packages that makes it easier to…

By Julie Appleby Oct 22, 2026 (DigitalVision/Getty Images) Rising healthcare costs aren’t a problem just for those who buy their own health insurance. Increases hit employers and their workers this year, too, and more are expected for 2027 plans — adding to growing concerns about affordability heading into the midterm elections. Polls show that healthcare…

By Sasha Draeger-Mazer, The Texas Tribune October 16, 2026 Texas voter registrations hit a record high of more than 19 million ahead of the pivotal midterm election on Nov. 3. Registrations are up 2.2% from the last major general election in November 2024, and up 2% from primary elections in March, according to a Friday…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune October 22, 2026 In the moments leading up to the Republican-dominated State Board of Education finalizing a rewrite of social studies lessons this summer, Will Hickman proposed a minor change.  A majority of board members had preliminarily approved a requirement that public school students learn about the Prophet Muhammad’s…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune October 22, 2026 EDINBURG — In years past, the march toward Election Day brought discord to Carlos Cancino’s home in Edinburg. “My wife and I used to get into big old arguments during the elections, because she doesn’t like Trump,” Cancino said. “And I was a Trump supporter. We…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2026 A federal judge this week sentenced a Guatemalan man to 30 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 53 immigrants found inside a tractor-trailer four years ago in San Antonio. Law enforcement officials described the tragedy as the “country’s deadliest human smuggling…

By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2026 The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has shut down its automated electronic filing system after watchdog groups said the agency violated a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott and issued multiple stormwater permits related to data center construction. The agency said it had suspended specific data center…