U.S. Supreme Court to hear Texas' challenge to Obamacare
The high court is likely to take up the landmark health law for the third time this fall and issue a decision in 2021. Full Story
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Patient with "weakly positive" test for coronavirus was released for a time in San Antonio
The person is back in quarantine, and health officials are tracking where they went. Full Story
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Rice University asks "small group" to self-quarantine due to employee's possible exposure to coronavirus
The Houston university said it's making the move out of an abundance of caution. Full Story
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Texas Republicans raise alarms about coronavirus threat at the southern border
The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.” Full Story
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Abbott says the homeless need mental health care. Advocates say Medicaid expansion would help.
Abbott has long opposed extending state-funded health coverage to 1.5 million Texans under the Affordable Care Act. But a spokesman for the governor did not rule out a possible coverage expansion under a new Trump administration block grant policy. Full Story
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T-Squared: Take The Texas Tribune's annual reader survey
Your responses will help us better understand the people consuming our journalism and how they use it — and that will make us better equipped to serve you. Full Story
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ACLU sues seven Texas towns for passing local anti-abortion ordinances
The lawsuit takes aim at towns that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn." Full Story
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Analysis: Health care and its discontents loom over Texas Democrats in 2020
Texas Democrats, like Democrats elsewhere, put health care at or near the top of their lists of most important problems. But they have significant disagreements among themselves over what to do about it. Full Story
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Texas coronavirus cases climb to three after two cruise ship evacuees are diagnosed
More than 300 Americans on the cruise ship were repatriated Monday. Of those, 18 have been confirmed to have coronavirus, including two being held at a San Antonio military base, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said. Full Story
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Coronavirus quarantine in San Antonio ends for 90 evacuees from China
Those being released from quarantine "pose no health risk to the surrounding community, or to the communities they will be returning to," according to the Centers for Disease Control. Full Story
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Texas anti-abortion activists take on baby Tinslee's life support case, attempting to strike down a law that protects doctors
An anti-abortion group and conservative elected officials have framed Tinslee Lewis' case as a "right to life" issue. But medical experts say continuing care is hurting the baby and doctors need protections to make these kinds of decisions. Full Story
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Support for background checks on all gun sales remains high, UT/TT Poll finds
Texans are divided about whether more people carrying guns would make the U.S. safer, but a large majority favors expanding mental health and criminal background checks on gun sales, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Border issues still loom in Texas voters’ views, UT/TT Poll finds
Border security and immigration continue to dominate Texas voters' thoughts about the most important problems facing the state, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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U.S. citizens exposed to coronavirus on cruise ship quarantined in Texas and California
More than a dozen Americans who tested positive for coronavirus have been quarantined at military bases in the two states, federal officials said Monday. Full Story
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First case of coronavirus identified in Texas; group returning from China quarantined in San Antonio
The patient is among a group of people who returned from Hubei Province, China, and are under federal quarantine at a military base in San Antonio. Full Story
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Texas improperly picked winners for contracts worth $10 billion, health insurers argue
More than half a dozen health plans are appealing the contract decisions for STAR+PLUS, the state's privatized insurance program for elderly, blind and disabled Texans. Full Story
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Texas officials on the coronavirus: Keep calm and wash your hands
On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency. But officials say the flu is still a bigger threat in Texas. Full Story
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Watch: Conversations on the future of health care
We're sitting down in Edinburg with lawmakers, thought leaders and medical professionals from all corners of the state for a daylong series of conversations on health care issues affecting Texas. Full Story
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Texas officials say all four suspected coronavirus cases tested negative
Health officials said Monday that there were no confirmed cases in the state. Full Story
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Texas A&M student does not have coronavirus, health officials say
The student recently traveled to Wuhan, China, where the deadly virus originated. Full Story
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