Texas ranks last among states in access to health care and has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country. Two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap.
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Abbott Directs State Police to Focus on Cartels
Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.
Judge Dismisses Attempt to Discipline Paxton’s Top Aide
The State Bar of Texas brought the complaint after the aide worked on a suit to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in four states.
Texas Industries Could Face Bottlenecks Over Railroad Dispute
If railroad companies and workers can’t resolve their dispute by Thursday night, the country could see its first railroad strike in 30 years.
Professor Accuses Texas A&M of Discriminating Against White and Asian Men
A University of Texas at Austin professor has sued Texas A&M University claiming a new faculty fellowship program discriminates against white and Asian male candidates.
DPS director - Agency Should have Taken Control
The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.
Businesses Rush to Take Advantage of Texas’ Expiring Tax Incentive Program
The Chapter 313 program was designed to draw business to the state, but critics say it lacks accountability and unduly burdens taxpayers.
Amicus Brief to Defend College Athletics
Title IX requires colleges and universities to strive for equality between sexes in their athletic departments. Along with this requirement, there has been a judicially recognized possibility that perfect equality may not practicably be achievable.
State Troopers to Uvalde After Two Juveniles are Injured in Shooting
The two victims of a Thursday shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park are being treated in San Antonio hospitals. Abbott’s decision to send in DPS comes as the agency faces questions over its role in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Community College Funding Could be Tied to Performance
A commission tasked by the Texas Legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students are at completing programs in high-demand fields and transferring to universities to continue their education.
Beware Scammers Using Attorney General Paxton’s Name
This email “phishing” scam attempts to scare consumers by claiming they have committed identify theft and are facing prosecution and significant jail time, in an email that purports to be signed by the Attorney General.
Texas Teachers Consider Quitting
An online survey of 1,291 teachers by the Charles Butt Foundation shows more teacher dissatisfaction as Texas school districts scramble to attract talent.
Drought-Resistant Hemp Not Able to Withstand Texas Heat
Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.
A Grief-Stricken Community Prepares to Send its Children Back to School
Today, students in Uvalde return to classrooms for the first day of school, just 15 weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
Lawmakers Try to Outmaneuver Efforts “In God We Trust” Law
After protesters solicited donations to distribute posters to schools across the state in Arabic, state Sen. Bryan Hughes sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency clarifying his legislation requiring schools to display signs with the national motto.
Cotton industry Facing its Worst Harvest in Years
Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.
Austin Voters Ban Homeless from Camping in Public Spaces
Police have had to eject hundreds of people from encampments. They still struggle to tell many of them where to go.
Dallas-Houston Bullet Train Land Acquisition Slows
The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the path forward.
Uvalde Residents Say the Fight for Accountability Won’t Stop
Some parents and community members are calling for more school district employees to be fired and for the state to raise the minimum age for buying an assault rifle.
Texas Can’t Ban 18- to 20-Year-Olds from Carrying Handguns
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.