The state's Home and Community-Based Services for people with disabilities could be on the chopping block this year because of Medicaid cuts. One reason is that Medicaid isn’t required to cover the se...

The oil and gas logistics giant withdrew its air permit application for the Nederland chemical complex two weeks before it was expected to respond to opponents.

The oil and gas logistics giant withdrew its air permit application for the Nederland chemical complex two weeks before it was expected to respond to opponents.

Quirks in its permit give the Oxbow facility leeway to operate as usual, even with the new equipment.

Scarcity of mental health resources, prevalence of guns, and stigma all contribute to the region's high suicide rates.

The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.

Parents and children from a detention center in Texas found themselves dropped at a border town shelter with few means to leave.

Facing multiple lawsuits, North America’s largest chemical manufacturer requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.

The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy. Explore the data for your state.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s push to make sure no federal regulations stand in the way of restoring the coal industry and powering the electric grid with the fossil fuel.

Congressman Marc Veasey arrived at an ICE facility Monday in his latest attempt to follow up on the Observer's reporting.

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

Once a kinship family gets certified, they receive the same daily rate as foster families that take in children they don’t know, which ranges from $43 to $66 per day.

Last year, state epidemiologists studied an industrialized region east of Houston. They reported finding high rates of cancer, but refused to release key geographic details — a decision some experts say is irresponsible.

Two weeks on, Roseland families are cleaning their homes, aching for answers, and still fearing what they breathe.

The town of Vail abruptly canceled her artist residency over an Instagram post in support of Gaza.

The Rio Grande Valley of Texas is engulfed in an Alzheimer’s crisis. That disease -- and other forms of dementia -- is afflicting the Valley’s mostly Latino residents and taxing their caregivers. As Public Health Watch staff writer Raquel Torres reported August 7, Texas ranks second in the nation for Alzheimer’s deaths and third in prevalence. But the state’s lack of funding for memory care and support, along with its ongoing refusal to expand Medicaid, is making matters worse.

Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.

Texas leaders are hoping to boost research funding for Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases. But doctors and family caregivers in the chronically underfunded Rio Grande Valley worry they ar...

Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress.

Ottawa County faces a groundwater shortage despite being surrounded by water bodies. Officials urge conservation as wells run dry amid moderate drought conditions.

The White House exempted 49 chemical plants from the HON rule that required them to monitor and control air emissions to reduce cancer risks for millions.