
Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
| November 5, 2025
ACA | ACA marketplace | Affordability | affordable care act | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | FAMILY | Federal Cuts | Federal Harm | HEALTH | health care | health insurance | Lead Story | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | obamacare | open enrollment | premiums
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

Hungover in Houston? Try these 7 local cures
by Joey Held
| November 3, 2025
Whether you’re looking for a savory filling meal or simply want to melt into a puddle at a spa, these hangover remedies will cure what ails ya.

More than 1 million Texans will feel effects if ACA tax credits expire
| November 3, 2025
ACA | ACA marketplace | ACA premiums | Affordability | Affordable Care Act Marketplace | Congress | Federal Cuts | Federal Harm | HEALTH | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | insurance | public health | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY
Open enrollment is underway for Texans who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.

So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?
| November 3, 2025
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.

How Houston tracks toxic air in cancer cluster neighborhoods
| October 24, 2025
Take a look behind the scenes as residents and environmentalists in Houston collect the data they need to track toxic pollutants near industrial sites in neighborhoods such as Pleasantville, Sunnyside, Fifth Ward, and Galena Park.
Ride with us as we see how the equipment from Entanglement Technologies helps the city and environmental justice groups conduct real time air quality testing for pollutants linked to cancer and respiratory illness.



