A Texas veterinarian who offered pet-care advice online lost a battle against state regulators on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case.
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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Is Texas Denying Health Coverage to Foster Youth?
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Hellerstedt to Lead Texas Public Health Agency
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Texas Asks Permission to Cut Therapy Budget
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Texas Supreme Court to Decide if Autopsy Counts as Health Care
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Texas Files New Obamacare Suit Over Health Insurer Fee
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Texas Kicks Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid Program
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