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Officials warned of an active mosquito season this year with a heightened risk for mosquito-borne illnesses. Heavy rainfall last month intensified those risks. Human cases have also been detected in Williamson and Hays counties.

Austin Public Health officials were concerned the program’s loss would make the city vulnerable to biological threats, but critics have long said the program isn’t effective.

Mosquitoes are usually busiest from spring to fall. That's also when the risk of West Nile virus is highest.

An El Paso resident was infectious with measles while visiting Austin in late April, the local health authority said.

Austin Public Health shared locations where the sick individual may have exposed others.

The lost funds will impact dozens of jobs and a range of programs, including vaccination efforts and medical services for refugees.

To avoid catching the virus, colloquially known as "stomach flu," wash your hands with soap and water, and avoid touching your face. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not effective against it.

Beyond anecdotes and data from emergency room visits, it’s hard to tell if what's going around at large is COVID, the common cold or respiratory troubles from the Saharan dust that has made its way to Austin.

With many folks using home tests, it takes a patchwork of metrics to get a full picture of COVID. But regardless of what the data shows at a granular level, the health guidance is the same � stay home if you're sick, cover your cough and get vaccinated.

A new confirmed case this spring, along with the presence of the virus wastewater, have raised the alarm about mpox's local spread.