Paige Cavalier, 94, is a resident of one of the Silver Leaf facilities that is being shut down by the state of Texas. Cavalier's son-in-law, Chris Smith, said that moving her to a different home ...

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, Harris County implemented a groundbreaking regulation requiring assisted living facilities to install backup power systems to protect elderly residents during outages.

A year after Hurricane Beryl, none of the many bills filed by Houston-area lawmakers to require backup power at senior homes passed.

Under Texas law, any boarding home with more than three residents—and where caretakers assist with daily needs like bathing, eating, or medication—must be licensed as an assisted living facility.