The City of Jourdanton issued a public notice of a drinking water treatment technique violation after failing to meet state chlorine residual level requirements during March and April 2026. Free chlorine residual levels did not meet the required standard in more than 5% of monthly samples.
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Texas Children's Hospital opened a detransition clinic on October 26 following a $10 million settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations of improper insurance billing for sex-altering interventions on minors.
$$10 million for settlement payment and civil penalties
Texas Children's Hospital, hospital opening detransition clinic; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General who settled case; Vanessa Sivadge, former hospital nurse and whistleblower who announced clinic launch
Save Our States, a conservative watchdog nonprofit, released research alleging widespread fraud, waste and abuse of funding from three tax-exempt healthcare systems across Texas. The group published findings alongside a YouTube advertisement highlighting spending it characterizes as egregious.
$$6,061,094 for CEO compensation
Save Our States, policy nonprofit that released the report; Trent England, Executive Director of Save Our States; Memorial Hermann Health System, nonprofit hospital network featured in the report and 1 more
Island Pharmaceuticals announced it secured regulatory approvals to administer its antiviral drug Galidesivir to patients affected by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The company also signed a Statement of Work with Texas Biomedical Research Institute for a dose optimization study.
Island Pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical company securing approvals and signing research agreement; Texas Biomedical Research Institute, research partner in dose optimization study; Uganda Ministry of Health, partner in compassionate use program and 3 more
Multiple medical emergencies were reported following the inaugural Sick New World Texas on October 24 in Fort Worth. Attendees described poor cellular reception and large crowds that hindered assistance.
Researchers at Texas Christian University published a study estimating that EPA reports capture only 44% of average PFAS concentrations in U.S. drinking water. The study analyzed 1.8 million PFAS measurements and found 98% of test results fell below EPA minimum reporting levels.
Gehendra Kharel, lead author, associate professor of environmental and geological sciences at Texas Christian University; Texas Christian University, institution that conducted the study; Environmental Protection Agency, regulator whose data was analyzed
Researchers at UC San Diego studied macaques at a Texas sanctuary to determine whether experiencing a viral outbreak made the monkeys more avoidant of potential disease sources. In 2020, macaques in an enclosure became infected with an HIV-like virus called SRV, causing deaths and chronic immunodeficiency in some animals.
Stephan Kaufhold, Cognitive scientist at UC San Diego who led the research
A 65-year-old Edinburg man died in a rollover crash on U.S. 281 about six miles north of Premont on October 23, 2026. A tire blew out on a southbound pickup truck towing a trailer, causing it to strike another vehicle and roll over.
Edinburg man, driver killed in crash, age 65; Passenger in pickup, flown by air ambulance to hospital; Toyota Tacoma driver, 42-year-old, unhurt and 3 more
Daylight saving time in Texas ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks fall back one hour. Texas passed a 2025 law to keep the state on daylight saving time year-round, but it requires congressional authorization and remains inactive.
Texas legislature, passed 2025 law to keep state on daylight saving time year-round; U.S. House, passed federal Sunshine Protection Act; U.S. Senate, bill stalled with no scheduled vote