Root on the end of Rick Perry’s presidential campaign, Murphy on what happens to his campaign cash, Ramsey on his next act, Ramshaw, Aaronson, Murphy, Chang and Seger interactively chart the rise and fall of his run, Aguilar talks Juárez violence with a documentary filmmaker, Galbraith on the tug-of-war over surface water, Grissom and Murphy on three decades of capital punishment in Texas, Hamilton and Aaronson on our workforce needs in 2018 and Tan on the state’s much-reduced list of women’s health clinics: The best of our best content from January 16-20, 2012.
Health care
In-depth reporting on public health, healthcare policy, hospitals, and wellness issues shaping communities across Texas, from The Texas Tribune.
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In Travis County, Aging Foster Children Find Aid
More than 16,000 children are in foster care in Texas. And when those children become adults, they’re often left to fend for themselves. But as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, the amount of help available to foster children in Travis County is on the rise.
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Paul, Three Remaining Rivals Square Off in Debate
Rick Perry may be out of the presidential race, but Texas Congressman Ron Paul is still fighting for the nomination. During Thursday night’s CNN debate, he showed he’s still got plenty of fire in the belly heading into Saturday’s South Carolina primary.
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Criminal Justice
State Settles Largest-Ever Medicaid Fraud Suit
In the state’s largest-ever Medicaid fraud recovery, Johnson & Johnson agreed Thursday to pay Texas $158 million to settle a lawsuit over its efforts to get the schizophrenia drug Risperdal on an approved list for the state’s poorest patients.
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Disability Rights Group Demands Perry’s Attention
Disability rights advocates gathered at Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign headquarters today to demand a meeting with the governor to discuss improving care and living conditions for disabled Texans.
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Lawmakers, Hospital Administrators Revisit Texas Medicaid Waiver
Texas lawmakers and hospital administrators took a hard look Tuesday at the state Medicaid waiver recently OK’d by the Obama administration.
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Policy Group Already Working to Shape 2013 Session
The conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation today wrapped up its annual legislative primer, which has become a must-attend for state Republican leaders. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on how the group is already working to influence next year’s legislative session.
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Sonogram Law Must Be Enforced Immediately, Court Says
Texas abortion providers were hoping they’d have a few more weeks to start abiding by a state law requiring them to play the heartbeat of the fetus and describe its image on a sonogram before performing the procedure. They’re not going to get it.
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Texas Democrats Defend Federal Health Reform
Texas has already joined the two-dozen other states challenging the constitutionality of federal health care reform before the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, 27 Democratic state lawmakers have signed on to try to defend it.
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Judges: Texas Can Enforce Sonogram Law Now
A panel of federal appellate judges has authorized Texas officials to enforce a controversial abortion sonogram law while its constitutionality is being challenged in court.
