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Los Fresnos residents losing weight as part of free diabetes prevention program

Posted 7:17 PM 8/14/2026 by Lucy Lopez

A group of Los Fresnos residents has lost nearly 100 pounds combined through a free city program aimed at lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

The program is only halfway through, and participants are already seeing results. Type 2 diabetes is a serious health concern in the Rio Grande (More)

8/12/2026

Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

Posted 10:18 AM 8/13/2026 by Terri Langford and Katlyn Ma

The baby boy at the center of an out-of-state surrogacy battle that is pitting the Texas attorney general against the California biological parents was born in Dallas on Wednesday, lawyers for (More)

8/11/2026

Health experts share tips to help RGV students transition back to school

Posted 10:24 AM 8/13/2026 by Armando Gomez

The new school year has started for some students across the Rio Grande Valley, and health experts are sharing tips to help parents ease the transition.

For others, the first day of school is still weeks away.

Edinburg CISD parent Andrea Garza has two children starting school in two (More)

8/10/2026

Texas cuts child care subsidy program. Here’s what that means.

Texas cuts child care subsidy program. Here’s what that means.

Posted 2:52 PM 8/11/2026 by Jess Huff

The Texas Workforce Commission Tuesday voted to cut 9.5% of the state’s child care scholarships, which represents approximately 14,000 seats for children.

For some regions that need to meet lower scholarship numbers in 2027, those cuts (More)

8/9/2026

Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

Posted 8:13 PM 8/10/2026 by Terri Langford and Samanta Habashy

While vaccine requirements have not changed for Texas students this year — despite federal efforts to drop and space out some inoculations — Becca Harkleroad understands how many parents are confused.

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