In two weeks, Texas will officially enact cuts of Medicaid reimbursement rates for disabled children’s therapy services.
Edgar Walters
Edgar Walters worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2020, most recently covering health and human services. Before that, he had a political reporting fellowship with the Berliner Zeitung, a daily newspaper in Berlin. He is a graduate of the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked as an editor for The Daily Texan. When not in the newsroom or at the Capitol, he could be found on the volleyball court, standing 6 feet, 7 inches tall.
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Despite ethics questions, these Texas lawmakers easily won re-election
Three members of the Texas Legislature easily won their re-election bids earlier this month despite a cloud of ethics questions hovering over their campaigns.
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Texas argues it can fix foster care without judge’s oversight
A new legal filing from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has put Texas leaders in a delicate position of conceding problems in foster care but arguing against a federal judge’s proposed reforms.
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Texas blows bid for funds to combat opioids, tries to keep records secret
Health workers and first responders hoped Texas might be awarded $1 million to buy an anti-overdose drug, but state officials never submitted the grant application.
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Bill filing day at the Texas Capitol revives controversies of years past
Here’s an early look at the bills expected to draw attention when lawmakers reconvene in Austin in 2017.
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Trump’s win means uncertainty for health care in Texas
Trump’s victory gives Republicans the opportunity to dismantle Obama’s signature health law — and is causing deep-seated uncertainty for the health care market and millions of Texans with government-subsidized coverage.
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Democrats pick up four Texas House seats
The latest election returns showed Democrats picking up four seats in the Texas House.
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Familiar names spar in Galveston-area state House race
Rep. Wayne Faircloth, a Republican who’s held the House District 23 seat for just one term, is hoping to thwart a comeback bid by former Rep. Lloyd Criss.
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Democrats hoping to pick up Texas House seats
Between expected high turnout and Donald Trump, Democrats see chances for modest gains in the Texas House.
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Candidate offers, then rescinds, polo match invitation to state lawmakers
“Unfortunately you were provided with 4 tickets which were not intended for your office,” read the letter slipped under legislators’ doors.
