Texas plays a feature role in the new HBO documentary, "The Weight of the Nation," focusing on America's increasing rates of obesity—unsurprising, given that two Texas metro areas scored embarrassingly high rankings in a recent study of the most obese cities. more ›

Texas State Senator Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso), Representative Carol Alvarado (D-Houston), and the Texas Restaurant Association held a joint press conference this morning promoting new bills that could drastically reduce the level of artificial trans fats in Texas food products. more ›