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.

Highly pathogenic H5N1 has been confirmed in a Texas dairy herd; the farm is quarantined and investigators are testing animals while the FDA says pasteurized milk is safe.

University Health launched South Texas' first Women's Heart Center to diagnose and treat pregnancy‑related and female‑specific cardiac conditions. The clinic pairs cardio‑obstetrics care with women‑focused cardiology.

University Health has broken ground on South Texas’s first milk bank at its San Antonio campus, a donor‑milk hub aimed at supplying pasteurized breast milk to NICU infants. Philanthropic donors and new equipment are already backing the project.

Hospitals and charities across the Austin area are adding NICU beds, opening new units and expanding family housing as neonatal intensive‑care needs rise.

A CDC analysis of the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak found nearly one in five confirmed cases needed hospital care, and most hospitalized patients were unvaccinated children.

The Central Texas VA is planning a $44.5M, ~64,000 sq ft outpatient clinic at 4425 University Blvd in Round Rock to expand primary, mental-health and specialty care for veterans.

Federal and lab alerts say cychlorphine — a synthetic opioid possibly 10x stronger than fentanyl — is appearing in the illicit supply and has been linked to dozens of deaths. Austin's naloxone access matters.

Austin Regional Clinic will stop offering obstetrics at its Seton Northwest clinic on Oct. 1, 2026, redirecting deliveries to other ARC sites and partner hospitals.

The Dallas Foundation is directing $2 million to local groups to expand postpartum visits, contraception access and a regional birthing platform across Dallas County.

Austin Public Health confirmed Travis County’s first measles case of 2026 after an unvaccinated man sought care in north Austin. Investigators are tracing contacts and urging vaccination.