Texas health officials say they are kicking Planned Parenthood out of the state Medicaid program entirely over what they called “acts of misconduct” revealed in undercover videos filmed earlier this year.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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Politics
Castro on VP Speculation: Call Me, Maybe?
Despite growing speculation that he could be tapped to serve as the running mate of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, Julián Castro on Sunday said “it’s not a given” that he’d accept the position.
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Health care
Health Agency Bars Abstinence Money from Abortion Groups
State health officials appear to have taken up Republicans’ ongoing fight against Planned Parenthood by adopting guidelines that prohibit abortion-affiliated groups from getting state contracts to run abstinence education programs.
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Demographics
More Foreign Migrants Make Their Way to Texas
Thousands of migrants born in other countries continue streaming into Texas, but lately more of them are Asian and have lived somewhere else in the country first, usually California or Florida, according to a new analysis by the state demographer.
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State Government
Patrick Puts Religious Liberty, Ethics on Senate To-Do List
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday began to detail interim charges for the Texas Senate, signaling he would like members to revisit some unfinished business from the most recent legislative session.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton Asks High Court to Reject Abortion Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request from a coalition of abortion providers to take up their legal challenge to the state’s strict abortion restrictions.
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Health care
Report: Abortion Rules Led to Longer Wait Times
Wait times to get an abortion in Texas have grown in some metropolitan areas, a trend that could be felt statewide if the Supreme Court allows the strictest provision of the state’s 2013 abortion law to take effect.
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Demographics
High-Income Texans Find Homes in Public Housing
Texas has the second-highest number of families living in public housing with incomes as much as $250,000 above the income limits to get in, according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Health care
Embattled El Paso Abortion Clinic to Reopen
After shuttering last year in light of the state’s heightened abortion regulations, an embattled El Paso abortion provider is set to reopen on Tuesday. How long it will last depends on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Health care
Two State Women’s Health Programs to Consolidate in July
Following a directive from the Legislature, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Wednesday that it would combine two of the state’s main women’s health programs to create the “Healthy Texas Women” program on July 1.
