After almost 16 years with the Texas Medical Board, Mari Robinson announced Wednesday that she is stepping down as executive director.
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Criminal Justice
Hearings Will Address Criminal Justice Reforms in Sandra Bland’s Name
Texas lawmakers will meet Tuesday to discuss the push for reforms in Texas jail standards, police training and care for mentally ill inmates in the wake of Sandra Bland’s death in the Waller County Jail.
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Demographics
Trump, in Houston, Blasts Clinton on Illegal Immigration
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used a Saturday trip to Houston to address families of victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants — and blast Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as unsympathetic to their concerns.
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Health care
Texas Budget Writers Hear Concerns Over Medicaid Therapy Cuts
Cuts in the state’s payments to therapy providers who see children with disabilities remain tied up in court, but Texas officials said Thursday they have made about $58 million in cuts from other parts of the health care budget.
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Higher Education
Documentary Examines Texas Higher Education Defunding
A new documentary titled “Starving the Beast” claims Texas officials have maneuvered higher education into a business rather than a public good.
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Health care
Key Texas Lawmakers Show Little Appetite for Medicaid Expansion
Comments by high-ranking Texas Republicans indicate that the state’s long-running tug-of-war with the federal government over Medicaid expansion is unlikely to change course.
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Health care
Advocates Push for Lower Child-to-Teacher Ratios at Texas Day Care Centers
State regulators have opened the public comment period on some proposed changes they hope will improve standards at day care centers around Texas. But advocates say the agency is missing one important item: better caretaker to child ratios in day cares.
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Health care
Federal Regulators Take Teladoc’s Side in Medical Board Suit
Teladoc, the Dallas-based company that sued Texas over its telemedicine regulations, has a new ally in the Federal Trade Commission.
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Health care
North Texas Hospitals Face $27 Million Penalty in Medicaid Dispute
Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth region were overpaid by $27 million in federal funds to provide health care for the uninsured, according to a new order from the Obama administration, which is threatening to take the money back.
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Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice Agency Making Case to Escape Budget Cuts
If state leaders insist, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has identified ways to cut its budget by $16.8 million, or 2.8 percent, for the 2018-2019 biennium.
