The Federal Emergency Management Agency next week will complete its assessment of damage from an April fertilizer plant explosion in West. As the city continues to recover, state agencies are implementing changes to further ensure safety.
Alana Rocha
Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
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As West Continues to Rebuild, Agencies Focus on Making Changes
The Federal Emergency Management Agency next week will complete its assessment of damage from an April fertilizer plant explosion in West. As the city continues to recover, state agencies are implementing changes to further ensure safety.
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Video: On Guadalupe River, Tubers and Consumers Face Low Flows
Many Texans gauge the health of the Guadalupe River by the speed of their tubing trip. Given the drought conditions plaguing most of the state, people come prepared to walk. On a broader scale, the shallow spots are indicative of the growing demand on the spring-fed water source.
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On Guadalupe River, Tubers Aren’t Only Ones Facing Low Flows
Many Texans gauge the health of the Guadalupe River by the speed of their tubing trip. Given the drought conditions plaguing most of the state, people come prepared to walk. On a broader scale, the shallow spots are indicative of the growing demand on the spring-fed water source.
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Health care
Interactive: Texas Has Received Millions in ACA Grants
Use this interactive to explore the nearly $100 million in grants that Texas has received through the federal Affordable Care Act.
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Health care
Cruz Faces Uphill Battle to Defund Obamacare
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is entering his third week on the road in Texas promoting his plan to defund federal health reform. But while the message resonates with his grassroots supporters, it’s getting little traction in Congress.
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Health care
Conservative Groups Target Cornyn Over ACA
Speaking in front of the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, members of ForAmerica and the Tea Party asked U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to sign a resolution that funds the federal government, except the Affordable Care Act.
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Video: Cruz’s Supporters Don’t Question His Eligibility
The controversy over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s birth in Canada has forced the freshman lawmaker to address his eligibility to run for the nation’s highest office. Many of the same people who question President Obama’s citizenship don’t doubt Cruz’s eligibility to become commander in chief.
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Cruz’s Supporters Don’t Question His Eligibility
Liberal critics say Republicans who questioned Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president are hypocritical now that one of their own, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, is facing questions about his. Partisanship may also be a factor.
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Video: Veterans to Gain More Access to Mental Health Services
The people who make up the Military Veteran Peer Network have overcome mental illness — or at least learned to manage it — and have made it their mission to show fellow veterans a healthy way out of their mental troubles.
