Tarrant County seniors have the area’s highest suicide mortality rate. A Fort Worth program is using coaching and connection to help older adults stay engaged and supported.

McKinney's new Crunch Fitness is open with massive workout space, recovery amenities and 24-hour weekday access.

Arlington's annual Aging Well Expo returns October 7 with free screenings, fitness demonstrations and about 100 vendors for adults 50 and up.

Arlington will conduct overnight spraying July 28–29 after a mosquito trap tested positive for West Nile. Officials urge residents to follow mosquito‑bite precautions.

A White House wastewater newsletter places Dallas County among April 2026's top sampled counties for cocaine, part of a 100+ county pilot meant to flag local hotspots. The data are an early‑warning tool, not a countywide prevalence measure.

Texas Health will add four floors to the Justin Tower, creating a new Women & Infants center, finishing two shelled inpatient floors and expanding the NICU. The vertical build aims to add roughly 71–72 patient rooms, a surgical trauma progressive care unit and 32 new NICU beds.

Denton County Public Health confirmed the county’s first human West Nile case of 2026; the patient has a non‑neuroinvasive infection and officials urge precautions. Mosquito traps across North Texas have recently tested positive.

Tarrant County inspections found roaches, fruit flies and unsafe food temperatures at several eateries, with failing scores for Italian Crust and Noodle Works. Some problems were fixed on reinspection.

Dallas County says DFW wastewater tests have picked up low-level signals of norovirus and measles; officials emphasize hydration and basic hygiene as surveillance continues.

A midwifery partnership with Diana Health helped Texas Health Allen report higher births and lower cesarean rates in 2025, hospital officials say.

A mosquito sample in Carrollton's area 6B tested positive for West Nile, and crews will spray overnight on June 30 and July 1. Officials urge repellents and removing standing water.

Frisco will run overnight spraying after a mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile; officials say no human cases have been confirmed and urge standard precautions.

As Texas heat returns, safety data show the state has among the highest total of child hot-car deaths. Experts and federal agencies list simple steps families and bystanders can take.