The Texas Tribuneโs database of Texas state employeesโ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of July 1. It includes detailed data for the 113 agencies in state government and positions at each of those agencies.
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Health care
Confusion and stress abound for 500,000 Texans bumped from Medicaid
Continuous Medicaid coverage ended in April. Many of the roughly half-million people stripped from the rolls donโt even know theyโve lost coverage yet.
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Health care
500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April
Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for โproceduralโ reasons, like not responding to messages from the state.
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Foster Care in Texas
Judge admonishes Texas foster care officials, saying they donโt properly monitor facilities housing kids
A U.S. district judge has long presided over a court case that found Texasโ foster care system unconstitutionally harms kids. Tuesdayโs hearing was the first appearance by the stateโs new team of defense attorneys.
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Asking to be Heard
At sessionโs end, Houston language access advocates clung to one last hope that their voices had been heard
Their dream of passing a bill to improve access to state services for Texans who donโt speak English or Spanish was dashed. Woori Juntos activists fought until the end seeking at least a study of their ideas.
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The Texas Tribuneโs database of Texas state employeesโ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of April 1. It includes detailed data for the 113 agencies in state government and positions at each of those agencies.
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Health care
Pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Hereโs what that means for people using Medicaid health benefits.
Texas is reviewing the eligibility of people on Medicaid health plans or Healthy Texas Women now that pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Hereโs what that means, how to renew your health coverage or find other options if you no longer qualify.
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Texas Legislature 2023
When it comes to upping mental health services, Texas has a Medicaid problem
Texas wants to expand mental health services, but many mental health providers do not accept Medicaid because of its lower payment rate.
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Asking to be Heard
After months of struggle, Korean language access advocates find their voice at a legislative hearing
In a key step on their quest to make state services more easily available to non-English speakers, advocates from Houstonโs Woori Juntos community group testified before a panel of lawmakers.
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Asking to be Heard
Houston language advocates race to keep their one small request from disappearing in Capitol bedlam
Woori Juntos began the legislative session hoping to win over a majority of legislators to their cause โ making it easier for Texans who speak no or limited English to communicate with state agencies and access crucial services. First, they needed a lawmaker to file their bill.
