Topic: Health Reform and Texas

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The health care reform in Washington sparked impassioned debate in Texas, a state that has the highest percentage of uninsured residents, but is led by Republicans who staunchly oppose the legislation.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is one of more than a dozen Republican attorneys general who has filed suit against the federal government, seeking to halt the measure's ...

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Catholic Texans Fight Contraception Mandate

Catholic churches and associations in Texas are pushing back against a federal rule requiring many employers to provide contraception coverage in their health insurance plans. While churches are exempt, religiously affiliated hospitals and universities are not, and some say they do not plan to comply with the mandate.

TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 1/23/12

Tan and Dehn talk to some of Gov. Rick Perry's allies about his return to Texas, Aaronson maps (interactively!) the insured and the uninsured among us, E. Smith's TribLive interview with state Rep. David Simpson on Perry's race and TSA pat-downs, M. Smith on a Texas school so broke it's shutting down sports, Whitney on a split in the legal community over divorce forms, KUT's Philpott on abuse in state hospitals, Ramshaw reports on the governor's decision not to repay taxpayers for protection during his presidential campaign and Aguilar on the state's attempts to put its voter ID law in force: The best of our best content from January 23-27, 2012.

At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he'd face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.

TribLive: Castro on Health Reform, Taxing the Rich

At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he'd face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.