A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for disabled Texans
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by Neelam Bohra
4h ago
Staffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take a toll on patients and caregivers ..read more
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Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services
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by Stephen Simpson
4h ago
Many Texas faith groups have offered counseling services in the past. But more of them are expanding their programs, partnering with providers, to help meet the growing need here for mental health services ..read more
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Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful
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by Jasper Scherer
4h ago
With his impeachment and securities fraud case behind him, Paxton’s political stock is on the rise ..read more
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Texas criminal appeals court takes man off death row over intellectual disability
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by William Melhado
16h ago
Since Randall Mays was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of two sheriff’s deputies, his lawyers have argued his intellectual disability exempts him from execution ..read more
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Republicans’ budding interest in Texas’ housing crisis could create strange political bedfellows
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by Joshua Fechter
17h ago
Republican lawmakers may try to force Texas cities to allow greater housing density as the state faces a housing crunch ..read more
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Join us for an April 23 conversation on meeting Texas’ health care workforce needs
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by Texas Tribune Events Staff
22h ago
At Texas State Technical College in Waco, we’ll discuss how Texas schools are addressing workforce shortages and what else is needed to address our state’s needs ..read more
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Cows at three Texas dairy farms have bird flu, another blow to Cattle Country following wildfires
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by Jayme Lozano Carver
23h ago
Federal officials said the nation’s milk supply should be not at risk after a bird flu outbreak hits dairies in Texas, New Mexico and Kansas ..read more
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As Texas students clash over Israel-Hamas war, Gov. Greg Abbott orders colleges to revise free speech policies
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by Sneha Dey
1d ago
The governor singled out pro-Palestine groups and said they should be subject to discipline ..read more
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Appeals court keeps Texas’ migrant arrest law on hold
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by Associated Press
1d ago
The order prevents Texas from arresting and deporting migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the case challenging the law is under consideration ..read more
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Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott
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by Emily Foxhall
1d ago
A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power ..read more
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