The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Texas is making strides to improve mental health care access for children through the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program, a state-funded initiative launched in 2019.

A state-funded initiative to offer mental health services to children electronically has become a success story after rolling out in 2019. The Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine program, ...

Texas once again had the worst rate of uninsured children in 2024, at 13.6% — more than double the national average. Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country ...

Over the last year, Texas children have experienced higher rates of clinical depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation as the pandemic leaves them socially isolated, scared and uncertain about the ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Dr. Jake Margo Jr. stood in the triage room at Starr County Memorial Hospital explaining why a person with persistent fever who could be treated with over-the-counter ...

Carla Wright (center), toddler program teacher, helps 2-year-old Auri Johnson (right) with a sticker worksheet at Journeys Child Development Center in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Imagine being struck by fear. Not just any fear — one that shakes you to the core. One that feels like it will never pass. One that is accompanied by a darkness — one that you cannot see but only feel ...

In most cases, your health insurance must cover a list of certain services such as cancer screenings even if you get it from your employer. The proposed Texas House Bill 139 could remove that ...

Henry, 3, plays with other children while being cared for at Kids’ Place Child Development Center on Jan. 15. Kids’ Place, located in Fort Worth’s medical district, provides child care for Cook ...

Nearly one in five uninsured Americans live in Texas, with the southwestern state's uninsured rate far outpacing the national figure, according to a new report published by ValuePenguin this month.