Texas Children’s Hospital celebrated the Fourth of July with a festive event featuring patriotic crafts, games, and a photo booth for patients and their families.

State leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.

The Houston hospital must set up the facility within 90 days of the $10 million settlement it reached with the Texas attorney general and create a list of potential gender affirming patients.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that Texas Children’s must also pay $10 million to the state because it illegally provided transgender care to kids.

As questions about hantavirus continue circulating online, KPRC 2 took some of the internet’s most common concerns to Dr. Sheldon Kaplan, who said he has worked in infectious diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital for 50 years.

From the biggest names on the PGA tour competing this weekend to fan experiences for the whole family, find out how the biggest golf game in Houston is supporting Texas Children's Hospital.

The Texas Children’s Houston Open returns to Memorial Park, bringing top golfers to Houston and supporting local community initiatives. Astros Golf Foundation President Giles Kibbe highlighted the importance of hosting the event in the city center and its impact on Houstonians, especially through support for Texas Children’s Hospital. The tournament offers an engaging fan experience while raising funds for children's health programs and families. For more information, viewers are encouraged to visit the official tournament website.

Texas Children’s Hospital dietitian Kristi King says chia seeds in water are a nutritious addition to most diets.

The Galveston County Health District confirmed a case of infant botulism in a four-month-old at Texas Children’s Hospital amidst a multistate outbreak linked to infant formula, affecting 31 infants across 15 states.

A doctor at Texas Children’s Hospital is wanted on a felony charge after being accused of using his phone to record up a woman’s skirt at the hospital.

A spokesperson tells us the reason this is happening is that the city is working on the water line on Main Street, and two of the towers are experiencing water issues.

The center, located at the Texas Medical Center, aims to revolutionize pediatric cancer care by integrating resources and strategies of both institutions.

A dedicated facility with inpatient beds, outpatient care, and cutting-edge research labs.

There appears to be a concerning rise in reported dog attacks across the Greater Houston area and nearby counties since 2024, with a significantly concentration of cases coming from Liberty County—many involving stray dogs.

The Blue Bird Circle, a Houston-based women's organization founded in 1923, has been crafting handcrafted Easter baskets for over a century, with all proceeds supporting the Pediatric Neurology clinic at Texas Children's Hospital.

An Uber driver was critically wounded in a shooting near Texas Children’s Hospital on the 7300 block of Main Street around midnight.

The new joint venture is described as a first-of-its-kind joint venture and was approved by the UT System Board of Regents and the Texas Children’s Board of Trustees.

At Texas Children’s Hospital, a tree farm allows hospitalized children to choose Christmas trees for their rooms, aided by a Roaming Robot Program that enables participation from isolated patients.

Houston Police Department said two 16-year-olds were killed, and 3 other people, including a 13-year-old, were shot in North Houston.

Texans players visit Great Wolf Lodge with children from Texas Children's Hospital, which was awarded $15,000 from Great Wolf Lodge.

Mark A. Wallace, CEO of Texas Children’s Hospital, will retire on October 4, marking his 35th anniversary with the institution.

Many parents are struggling with long wait times and a shortage of speech therapists.

Properly using a car seat is the best way parents can prevent car-related injuries in their young children. Texas Children's Hospital joins KPRC 2 News Today at 10 to share how to properly install a car seat.

Since Texas Children’s Hospital announced it laid off 5% of its workforce, KPRC 2 has learned several of those employees include therapists.

Since Texas Children’s Hospital announced its decision to cut 5 percent of its work force, several employees reached out to KPRC 2, saying they were among the roughly 1,000 who were cut.

Imagine getting your dream job and then moving across the country, only to be told that the job is no longer there. That's why one woman from California is taking legal action.

Dr. Jeff Shilt is an orthopedic surgeon at Texas Children’s Hospital in The Woodlands and a sports medicine liaison for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. He oversees the Human Performance and Motion Analysis lab in The Woodlands, which has helped improve the performance of four Olympians and several Paralympians.

HPD patrol officers responded to a vicious animal call involving three Rottweilers

We know a lot of you are paying more for your medical bills with added ‘facility fees’. Some seeing hundreds of dollars in charges above your co-pay. Investigator Amy Davis has heard from a lot of you about these fees after the KPRC 2 Investigation earlier this month. In this week’s Ask Amy episode, Amy talked to experts about these fees and what you can do about it.

The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said it happened in the 21200 block of Shadow River Lane in north Harris County.

Unexpected, unexplained fees are driving up the cost of doctor visits for families across Houston. We are talking hundreds of dollars in charges above your co-pay. They’re called “facility fees,” and patients are told days or weeks after their appointments they have to pay up. KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis is looking into these facility fees and getting answers for people who are worried about their own bills.

Learn about the top reasons Houston-area kids visit the emergency room during the summer months.

The paternal grandmother of the 7-year-old child injured in the Lakewood Church shooting spoke to KPRC 2′s Corley Peel on Tuesday and shared more about the shooting suspect’s reported mental health issues.

For the first time since the shooting at Lakewood Church on Sunday, the paternal grandmother of the 7-year-old boy fighting for his life at the hospital, is speaking out.

Common Bond has once again partnered with Sky High for Kids and Texas Children's Hospital to bring smiles to the faces of young warriors battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Texans rookies celebrate Halloween at hospital

While nearly 80% of children with cancer in the U.S. will be cured, many face lifelong quality-of-life challenges or medical complications that come as a result of their treatment.

Heart patients at Texas Children’s Hospital received a surprise visitor Saturday.

Properly using a car seat is the best way parents can prevent car-related injuries in their young children. Texas Children's Hospital joins KPRC 2 News Today at 10 to share how to properly install a car seat.

The Purple Songs Can Fly program at Texas Children's Hospital gives children going through their cancer treatment a platform for their voices to be heard.

An all-volunteer medical mission team, made up of 30 people, traveled over 4,000 miles to Bolivia to save children with congenital heart defects. Two of those volunteers shared their experience on KPRC 2 News Today at 10.

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of white blood cells in which an overabundance of abnormal dendritic cells causes damage to the skin, bone, and other organs, according to Texas Children’s Hospital.

At Texas Children’s Hospital, doctors said there are currently hospitalized babies with RSV and COVID.While CVS MinuteClinic practitioners say the main viruses driving patients into their clinics are COVID and strep throat.

Houston police are seeking a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a five-year-old boy in southwest Houston.

A second woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old boy in southwest Houston in 2020, the Houston Police Department said.

An investigation has been launched into the drowning of a 2-year-old child on Saturday in northwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

A pair of conjoined twins is going home after safely being separated during a complex surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston in June.

The Legislature recently passed a bill that would bar minors from receiving this medical care, but it has not yet been signed or gone into effect.

Texas Children’s Hospital is in the hot seat and may face a hefty penalty after the U.S. Department of Labor said it failed to protect employees from patients.

Houston police said it happened in the 6000 block of Ranchester Drive at around 7:30 p.m.

A father and mother were arrested on Monday in connection to the 2022 death of their 5-month-old baby in southeast Houston.

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Patients at the Texas Children’s Hospital were surprised after receiving gifts from wish lists to Santa’s “elves” ahead of Christmas Day.

Family members have released the identity of the woman who was shot and killed in a murder-suicide Sunday afternoon outside a children’s hospital in west Harris County.

A woman has died after being shot by a suspect who then turned gun on himself in the parking lot of Texas Children’s Hospital in west Harris County, according to the Houston Police Department.

RSV and the flu are hitting the pediatric population hard right now.

Inside the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital, the sounds of infants coughing can be heard down the hallways.

According to the Houston Health Department, Houston has the most sickle cell of all the regions in Texas.

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, therapy dogs visited children with cancer at Texas Children’s Hospital’s Cancer and Hematology Center.

September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month and KPRC 2 is going gold to bring awareness in our Fight 2 End Pediatric Cancer campaign along with our partners at Texas Children's Hospital.

As this school year starts, the country continues to see contagious illnesses spread.

Judge Hidalgo provided an update Thursday on Harris County’s distribution of the recent FDA-authorized pediatric vaccines with Texas Children’s Hospital and Harris County Public Health Department.

On Tuesday morning, Texas Children’s Hospital became the first location in Houston to begin vaccinating toddlers and babies as young as six months old.

Texas Children’s Hospital began administering COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 6 months to 5 years old Tuesday morning.

Try to imagine how you would feel if your 4-year-old son went to the hospital for laparoscopic surgery to solve a hernia problem and instead wound up getting what amounts to a partial vasectomy.

Texas Children’s Hospital and all Texas Children’s Pediatrics practices will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster Friday to children ages 5 to 11, a news release said.

Doctors and nurses are heroes and walking a day in their shoes is no easy feat. Houston Life Reporter Joe Sam got a glimpse of what a typical day looks like for medical professionals working in the ER at Texas Children's Hospital.

Medical experts with Texas Children’s Hospital will provide parents with useful information about the baby formula shortage Wednesday.

A 12-year-old boy was shot while sleeping on the couch inside an apartment located across the street from a club in northwest Harris County Thursday, deputies said.

A child has been transported to the hospital after being found unresponsive in a pool Tuesday evening.

The nation’s largest children’s hospital is hosting a community drive to benefit Ukraine.

Sarah Herbek says Elsa’s retirement plan will consist of sleeping in, spending time on the couch eating lots of treats (NO MORE DIET FOOD!!), and lots of time outside.

To study the best way to administer the seizure medication, midazolam, so that fewer children arrive at emergency departments with an ongoing seizure: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the Houston Fire Department Emergency Services, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, and UT Health are forming a study called PediDOSE to determine the best way to stop them.

Texas Children’s Hospital said it plans to share updates regarding children, COVID-19 and the omicron variant during a news conference Monday in Houston.

It's never fun to have to be a patient at a hospital, but Texas Children's Hospital did their part this week to bring that holiday cheer to their patients' faces.

It wasn’t Donner, Blitzen or Rudolph but Elsa, Pinto, Pluto and Bailey that recently descended upon Texas Children’s Hospital to help patients get into the holiday spirit.

Mayor Turner is expected to announce an upcoming citywide vaccination effort during a news conference Monday at Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women.

A family is very grateful to have their 11-year-old home from the hospital after she was hit by an SUV while on her way to catch the bus.

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Two brothers were the first children to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in person at Texas Children’s Hospital Wednesday morning.

Texas Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it has received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old.

Texas Children's Hospital has opened appointments for children ages 5 and up to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine beginning Saturday, Nov. 6, pending emergency use authorization and final sign-offs from the FDA, CDC and State next week.

A balloon release will be held Saturday for six-year-old Kaliyah Harris, who was struck by a truck and killed Wednesday moments after getting off a school bus in northwest Houston.

Wait until you hear about the Passport For Care program at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Three-year-old Christopher Ramirez was released from the hospital and returned to his Grimes County home Monday.

A big part of the care at Texas Children’s Hospital involves dogs: Yes, you read that correctly -- dogs.

Stuck between Biden's and Abbott’s competing vaccine rules for employees, public hospitals consider their next move even as most private systems already require vaccination for employees.

Texas Children’s Hospital said they’re accepting some pediatric patients from New Orleans since one of the children’s hospitals there has no power.

Dr. Brent Kaziny said most kids still have mild symptoms and will recover, but testing can be beneficial to look for delayed complications of COVID such as MIS-C.

A man accused of shaking his 7-month-old baby to death in January is now charged with murder.

Texas Children’s Hospital announced Wednesday it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

A man is dead and a 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after the car they were in slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler in Montgomery County Wednesday, deputies said.

A teen is fighting for his life after he was severely shocked while trying to hang a business banner in Montgomery County.

A woman is still on the run after being charged in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old boy who was struck by a bullet while standing on the balcony of his west Houston home, according to Houston police.

At Texas Children’s Hospital, they’re in the beginning phase of clinical trials for the Pfizer vaccine in young children.

Dr. Peter Hotez takes part in Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys ‘H-Town Originals’ initiative, crafting his own sandwich to help raise funds to support vaccine development at Texas Children’s Hospital. In collaboration with Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys, Houston’s Dr. Peter Hotez has created the next ‘H-Town Originals’ sandwich to raise funds to support vaccine development at Texas Children’s Hospital. Antone’s ‘H-Town Originals’ initiative invites local celebrities and chefs to create their own sandwiches to be sold at the restaurant, which will raise proceeds for particular causes and organizations. AdAntone’s will be donating 50% of the proceeds earned from its ‘H-Town Originals’ sandwich with Hotez to support the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital. His work has been and will continue to be life-changing for millions,” CEO of Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys, Craig Lieberman said.

HOUSTON – A major effort is underway by Texas Children’s Hospital to vaccinate young teens and adolescents with chronic and underlying health conditions. It may require advanced critical care,” said Dr. Jim Versalovic, the Interim Pediatrician in Chief at Texas Children’s Hospital. Hospital leaders with Texas Children’s said they have already identified more than 85,000 patients who would be eligible through their equitable allocation framework and under the State’s 1B plan which includes those 16 and older with chronic and underlying health conditions. AdAs the country’s largest pediatric health care system, leaders with Texas Children’s said it is more important than ever to get the message out. So far, more than 5,500 patients who were eligible have already been vaccinated at Texas Children’s Hospital.