The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
Black communities in Texas and across the country face a shortage of black mental health care professionals. Huston-Tillotson University, a historically black college in Austin, is taking steps to solve that problem for students on campus. Full Story
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The federal government is threatening to cut about 70 percent of its annual funding for Texas public libraries, saying the state has failed to pull its own weight in library funding. Full Story
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So is New Jersey's Chris Christie the next Bill Clinton — or the next George W. Bush? Full Story
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During a visit to Dallas on Wednesday, President Obama called on Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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Your evening reading: no major problems with voter ID law surface on Election Day; Barton won't challenge Cornyn in 2014 primary; Dallas Morning News will begin printing the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Full Story
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Attorney General Greg Abbott joined Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday in requesting additional state oversight of the federal navigators who are helping Texans sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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Texas voters from across the political spectrum like many parts of the Affordable Care Act, but they don't like that law in its entirety, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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In the end, the only electoral drama on Prop 6 was how quickly the wire services would make the call after the polls closed in El Paso. Full Story
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Your evening reading: toll road swap floated for Austin; Texas Supreme Court hears same-sex divorce cases; new poll shows Abbott with commanding lead Full Story
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More than 2 million Texans are eligible for tax credits to purchase health coverage in the federal insurance marketplace, the most of any state, according to a new report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Full Story
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The health commission’s Office of Inspector General, which says Texas has misspent hundreds of millions of dollars on Medicaid orthodontic and dental fraud, has now lost its first three court battles against accused providers. Full Story
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The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll confirms that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has solidified his status as the biggest star in the Texas GOP firmament. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Martinez Fischer raises possibility of looking at UT regents' tablets; Abbott downplays prevalence of voter ID affidavits; Microsoft inks big Texas wind power deal Full Story
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Marni Evans and her fiance, John Lockhart, had to delay a scheduled abortion after a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas to implement strict new regulations on the procedure. Full Story
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Republicans see an opening for the 2014 election as they work to reach out to Hispanic voters who could be spurred to the polls by the party’s anti-abortion stance. Democrats say it's a losing proposition. Full Story
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Your evening reading: clinics end abortion services after court ruling; Carona lends his plane to Patrick for lite guv campaign; no cooling off period for Williams Full Story
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A trio of federal judges gave Greg Abbott and his fellow Republicans a big treat on Halloween evening. Full Story
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Texas abortion providers’ Monday victory was short-lived. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a federal district court ruling that found part of the state's new abortion regulations unconstitutional. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus on Wednesday announced the end of a moratorium that had halted grant operations at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Full Story
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The Texas Hospital Association says criticism of the botched federal health care website is a distraction from more significant problems with health coverage in Texas. Full Story
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