Texas has seen the worst annual spike of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that can be fatal, in more than 20 years, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state also saw its first report of a locally acquired — meaning a confirmed case in an individual who did not recently travel to an area considered at risk for the disease — case of dengue fever this year in a resident of Cameron County,

The death of 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed her case for ProPublica.

As part of its ongoing investigation, ProPublica is reporting on the deaths of women who did not get timely medical treatments in states with abortion bans. The latest story involves a woman out of Sugar Land,