Untreated medical conditions, lack of access to testing and limited paid time off leave uninsured Texans particularly vulnerable to the disease.
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At-home COVID-19 tests are in scarce supply in Texas while public testing sites see a rise in demand
Most local officials insist they still have testing capacity at their public testing sites, but Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said demand has outpaced supply.
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For Texas hospitals, a new COVID-19 surge looms over a burned-out, depleted workforce
Some hospitals are better prepared than they were early in the pandemic, but administrators say staff morale still stands on shaky ground.
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“Left out of the conversation”: Transgender Texans feel the impact of state’s restrictive abortion law
While Texas’ controversial abortion law strictly refers to women in its phrasing, it also limits access to the procedure for transgender and nonbinary people who are able to become pregnant.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’ll take fight against federal vaccine mandate for large businesses to Supreme Court
Texas is among states that sued the Biden administration over its mandate. An appeals court ruled in the president’s favor Friday and reinstated the rule, set to take effect Jan. 4.
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With questions about omicron’s severity still unanswered, Texas braces for new COVID-19 wave this winter
Hospitalizations related to the virus remain low in the state, but the number of people testing positive is rising and once again fueling worries about the struggling health care system’s ability to weather a new surge.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Analysis: Texas ducks the federal courts, inspiring copycats
Just as many legal experts predicted, the enforcement provision in Texas’ new law restricting abortion has become a magnet for other states that want to limit constitutionally protected rights.
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After Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas law, abortion-rights supporters see no clear path to victory
The justices allowed the challenge against the law to proceed but mangled abortion providers’ legal strategy and set the table for another elongated court fight. Meanwhile, abortion access in the state remains severely restricted.
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Key Texas abortion opponent sees Supreme Court decision as validation to keep fighting
Mark Lee Dickson helped Texas towns ban abortion. On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to block a state law modeled on his ordinance. “We can go anywhere now,” he said.