State and local officials have identified four more locally transmitted cases of Zika in Cameron County, weeks after the first such case in Texas was reported there.
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Government Salaries Explorer adds Fort Worth, updates University of Houston
We’ve updated the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer with new data for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Houston’s campuses and system offices. The city of Fort Worth is a new addition.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration detention centers will continue operating despite judge’s ruling
Two immigration detention centers in Texas will continue their day-to-day operations despite a Travis County judge’s ruling last week that denied the facilities state licenses.
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Health care
Funeral directors anxious over fetal remains rules
New Texas regulations requiring cremation or burial of fetal remains will probably be more expensive than state health officials predict, funeral directors say.
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Health care
House Speaker Joe Straus vows to reverse cuts to disabled children’s therapy services
In a wide-ranging interview with the Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith, House Speaker Joe Straus shed light on his priorities for state lawmakers.
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Health care
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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Health care
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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Higher Education
Texas foster youth struggle to get college degrees
Although Texas offers free tuition waivers and other benefits to ease foster youths’ transition to higher education, the number of students using the resources has declined.
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Politics
Report: Texas has closed most polling places since court ruling
A report shows Texas leads the nation in the number of polling places that have been closed since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down part of the Voting Rights Act.
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Public Education
Analysis: High property taxes start in Austin, not in school districts
State lawmakers complain that local property taxes need to be leashed. But state lawmakers are more responsible for the increases than they let on.
