AUSTIN, Texas — A new Texas law aims to give firefighters and paramedics easier access to mental health support through a statewide peer network. House Bill 35, which took effect Sept. 1, creates a ...

When deadly floods swept through the Texas Hill Country on the morning of July 4, the first people on the scene were law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. They were ...

SAN ANTONIO – A new Texas law requires the state to review suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments across the state, aiming to improve mental health support for firefighters.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Brenda Cropper did not die from her injuries on Wednesday, July 16. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office reported the death on ...