Democrats say Abbott has used his authority during COVID-19, the Uvalde shooting and border operations to free up emergency funds.
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In-depth reporting on public health, healthcare policy, hospitals, and wellness issues shaping communities across Texas, from The Texas Tribune.
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Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment.
The federal marketplace’s health insurance premiums will cost more for many people. Enrollment runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.
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The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.
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Texas SNAP benefit pause: Here’s how to receive and give help
Food assistance will be canceled in November amid the current federal government shutdown, halting benefits for 11% of Texas’ population.
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Courts
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.
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Politics
Dallas pediatrician sued over providing hormone treatments to teens surrenders medical license
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued last year, Dr. May Lau said she is moving to Oregon and doesn’t need a Texas license anymore.
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Health care
Feds slash the budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance
With the Affordable Care Act navigator budget cut by 90%, nonprofits are seeking ways to fund their efforts to bring more of the state’s uninsured into regular health care.
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Higher Education
Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions
Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.
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3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues
Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.
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Texas rural hospitals facing closures want a piece of the $50B in federal funding up for grabs
States will receive funding based on applications they submit in early November.