Justin’s Kindness Project connects families in need with medical equipment no longer in use

It’s a tool that can save a life. Narcan is relatively newly available drug used to treat opioid overdoses. The CDC estimates nearly 27,000 lives have been saved.

Taking the project to space allows astronauts, “To grow fresh produce in spaceflight where astronauts are going for deep space missions and they really want fresh produce over this longer time,” UT Tyler Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Shawana Tabassum said.

It’s no secret that college is expensive. According to the Feeding Texas Network, 29 percent of four-year college students in Texas have experienced hunger because of tuition and high food costs. But, help may be on the way because of a couple legislative bills that will make students, even those enrolled in a vocational school, eligible for SNAP benefits.

Across the country and here in East Texas, animal shelters are dealing with a crisis. They are packed, with many either at or near capacity, and for people who work at shelters, it can be overwhelming.

Two bills, authored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, (R-Mineola), that restrict and criminalize drag shows have passed senate committee.

The UT Tyler School of Medicine is recruiting community members to role-play as patients for the upcoming class of medical students. KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara has more on what East Texans can expect from the Simulated Patient Program.