House Bill 3000, approved by lawmakers last year, allows certain rural counties to apply for up to $500,000 in grant funding for ambulances and associated EMS equipment. Presidio, Jeff Davis and Brewster counties are all hoping to get in on the opportunity.

The case centers on the Texas Heartbeat Act, a 2021 law that bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected and lets private citizens enforce the ban through lawsuits.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued provisional licenses to nine new medical marijuana operators while existing ones have started opening new manufacturing and cultivating facilities.

Texas is set to receive the largest award from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program — with federal officials awarding $1.4 billion to the state over five years. The state received millions more in funding that it asked for in its application.