Straus Forms Select Committee on Mental Health
The committee will review and make recommendations on substance abuse, care for veterans, identifying illnesses early and improving delivery of mental health care. Full Story
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Hellerstedt to Lead Texas Public Health Agency
John Hellerstedt will be the next commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, officials said Monday. Full Story
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In Texas, Minorities Less Likely to Own Homes
A shortage of affordable housing, credit problems and lack of savings for down payments are among the main barriers blamed for creating a demographic divide in home ownership between minorities and whites. Full Story
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Supreme Court to Decide Birth Control Mandate for Religious Nonprofits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether religious nonprofits should be required to provide birth control benefits to female employees even if the employers object to certain contraceptives on religious grounds. Full Story
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Ahead of 2017 Session, Straus Issues Directives for Texas House
House Speaker Joe Straus issued more than 150 interim charges Wednesday, directing committees to study issues such as the effectiveness of border security operations and the impact of the plummeting cost of oil on the local economy. Full Story
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Texas-based Mannatech at Center of Questions About Carson's Ethics
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson faces questions about his ties to Texas dietary supplement maker Mannatech, and that criticism is being fueled by a 2009 settlement secured by then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Full Story
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2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Health Care Track
The Health Care track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on the Legislature, the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. We also featured a conversation with Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Chris Traylor. Full Story
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Texas Asks Permission to Cut Therapy Budget
Texas officials have asked an appeals court for permission to proceed with cutting payments to a therapy program for children with disabilities — the latest development in an ongoing lawsuit over the budget state lawmakers crafted this year. Full Story
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Feds: Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid May Be Illegal
The Obama administration has warned state leaders that pushing Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program could put Texas at odds with federal law. Full Story
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2015 Tribune Festival: Videos of the Keynote Sessions
During the keynote sessions of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival, we featured one-on-one conversations with Dan Patrick, Joe Straus, Nancy Pelosi and Julián Castro. You can watch those interviews and videos of our other keynote sessions here. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court to Decide if Autopsy Counts as Health Care
After a mysterious hospital death in Katy more than a decade ago, the Texas Supreme Court seeks to answer a deceptively simple legal question: Should an autopsy be considered medical care? Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: New Guidelines Set on Mammograms
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: New guidelines for frequency of mammograms stoke concerns, a Mediterranean diet is linked to keeping aging brains younger and an interview with Robin Fuchs-Young of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Full Story
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Texas Has Beef with WHO over Cancer Study
Processed meats such as bacon and hot dogs cause cancer in humans, according to the World Health Organization — but consumers shouldn't worry about it, according to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Full Story
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Video: Joe Straus at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival
Here's full video of our conversation with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Oct. 17 at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
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Roundup: Planned Parenthood, Cruz-Bush, Death Row
In the Roundup: Planned Parenthood gets the boot from Texas Medicaid, tensions between George W. Bush and Ted Cruz emerge in news reports, and the state is on track to see a lower number of death sentences handed down in 2015 than it has in decades. Full Story
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Texas Files New Obamacare Suit Over Health Insurer Fee
In Texas' latest salvo against Obamacare, Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit over a fee states must help cover to pay for the sweeping federal health reform law. Full Story
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State Investigators Visit Planned Parenthood Facilities
Days after Texas health officials announced they want to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state Medicaid program, state investigators on Thursday visited Planned Parenthood facilities in San Antonio, Houston Dallas and Brownsville. Full Story
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Texas Kicks Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid Program
Texas health officials say they are kicking Planned Parenthood out of the state Medicaid program entirely over what they called "acts of misconduct" revealed in undercover videos filmed earlier this year. Full Story
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Texans Wanted in Next Obamacare Signups
The next round of signups for health insurance under the Affordable Care act is two weeks away, and federal officials are lowering their estimates of how many will enroll. But uninsured Texans are a particular target. Full Story
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Health Agency Bars Abstinence Money from Abortion Groups
State health officials appear to have taken up Republicans’ ongoing fight against Planned Parenthood by adopting guidelines that prohibit abortion-affiliated groups from getting state contracts to run abstinence education programs. Full Story
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