A recent national ranking highlights cities that pose challenges for asthma sufferers. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has released a report detailing the most difficult metropolitan areas for people with asthma. This report ranks one Texas city particularly low, citing it as the worst in the state for asthma.

Further information on the ranking and its methodology can be found in the full report. The city in question is ranked 18th among 100 challenging metropolitan areas nationwide, according to the foundation's findings.