State grants will fund mobile stroke ambulances at hospitals in Austin, Houston and El Paso to shorten time to treatment and improve outcomes. Hospitals must still finalize staffing and EMS integration.

Ken Paxton opened an industry-wide probe into protein powder makers after Consumer Reports and the Clean Label Project flagged elevated heavy-metal levels.

A Baker Institute brief finds individual health-plan premiums at Texas universities vary from about $8,095 to $15,742 and family plans from $23,037 to $48,636, with market structure cited as a driver.