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In early December, Texas will become the fifth state to sell ivermectin over-the-counter, joining Arkansas and Louisiana in the process. The East Texas lawmaker who led to the charge says the issue is about health care access for all.

Programming for the Jewish High Holy Days begins this Sunday and runs through next week.

Four of the first seven bridges [of the 62 total] are located in North and Central Louisiana: in Desoto, Jackson, Natchitoches, and Vernon Parishes. The agency has authority to cut through administrative 'red tape,' to move forward at a faster pace.

Arkansas' Alzheimer's Advisory Council recommends hiring a state services coordinator, adding Medicaid coverage for cognitive screenings, and creating a permanent (funded) Respite Care Grant Program.

Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children between 2022 and 2024, from 10.9% to 13.6%, a new total this is more than double the national average and the highest total in the country.

The first test of this new closed primary system comes in April with federal elections, along with Louisiana Supreme Court, PSC and BESE races, with runoffs the following month.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted 13 to 19 named storms this season. So far, there have been six. That’s included five tropical storms and one hurricane, Erin, a Category 5 storm, on the East Coast Aug. 11-28.

Mental health professionals are among those very concerned that a worst-case scenario could potentially trigger an increase in farmer suicides, already 2-to-5 times the national rate. That's why authorities want to remind people about calling or texting 988 or chat 988lifeline.org 24/7 services for help.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote in a June veto letter, on a THC ban bill that, “Legislators could consider a structure similar to the way alcohol is regulated, with strict enforcement by an agency like the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.”

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Angola’s history of violence and inmate labor should send a strong message to the quote, "worst of the worst" ICE detainees sent here.