State employee health care fix could hurt Texas medical schools, critics say
Senators believe they have found a way to save $80 million on health care for state employees. But medical schools say the savings would come at their expense. Full Story
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Texas House moves to require more abortion reporting data
Health facilities that perform abortions may soon have to release data on complications that arise during and after the procedure — another move by GOP lawmakers to crack down on abortions in Texas. Full Story
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State fraud investigator forced to resign over ties to Iraqi government lobbying
Stuart Bowen, inspector general for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, resigned amid revelations that he was moonlighting for a private firm that provided services for the government of Iraq. Full Story
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House backs measure barring mandatory vaccines for foster children
Discussion over a bill that would improve the state’s Child Protective Services agency turned into a heated debate over vaccines — and whether they should be required for children placed in foster care. Full Story
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House votes to let adoption agencies reject parents over religion
Faith-based adoption agencies in Texas would be able to reject prospective parents on religious grounds under a bill the state House approved Tuesday over objections from Democratic lawmakers. Full Story
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Texas Senate backs bill that could disqualify transgender student athletes
The Texas Senate on Tuesday has approved a measure that could keep transgender athletes from competing in high school sports. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Health care bill passes U.S. House
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: GOP health care bill passes U.S. House, a big measles outbreak in Minnesota and an interview with Xiang Zhang of the Baylor College of Medicine. Full Story
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House aims to improve process of removing kids from dangerous homes
House lawmakers on Monday voted to streamline how courts work with the state's child welfare agency to protect abused and neglected kids — and laid out concrete reasons children can be removed from their homes. Full Story
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Despite bipartisan support, medical marijuana bill likely won’t reach House floor
House Bill 2107 would expand the “Compassionate Use Act” and allow the use of medical marijuana for qualifying patients with debilitating medical conditions, such as terminal cancer or post-traumatic stress disorder. Full Story
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Texas works to market health program without Planned Parenthood
The Healthy Texas Women Program is the state’s second attempt at reimagining how to provide health services for low-income women without organizations that provide abortions at some of their locations. Full Story
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GOP health care overhaul passes U.S. House
On its second try, the U.S. House passed a Republican-backed health care reform bill by a narrow margin. Full Story
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What you need to know now about the one bill Texas lawmakers must pass (video)
In less than two minutes, learn the ins and outs of the only bill that Texas lawmakers have to pass — the one that will determine how the state government is funded for the next two years. Full Story
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Bill would spur study of why more black mothers die after childbirth
Public health advocates want a state task force focused on Texas' rising maternal mortality rates to study how race, bias, prejudice and socioeconomics affect care for pregnant black women — who are disproportionately affected. Full Story
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Whole Woman's Health CEO on Texas, Trump and the future of women's health care
The Texas Tribune spoke to Whole Woman's Health founder and CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller ahead of the Friday reopening of the organization's Austin location. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Disease threats with warmer planet
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Increasing worries about a warming planet and disease threats, Earth Day marked by "march for science" rallies and an interview with Joshua Samuels of UTHealth. Full Story
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Video: What "repeal and replace" could mean for Texas
Watch video of our conversation in Austin on the potential impact on Texas of the end of the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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For troubled foster kids in Houston, sleeping in offices is "rock bottom"
No child is supposed to sleep or spend more than a few hours at the Harris County Youth Services Center's Point of Entry in Houston. But Texas' foster care placement crisis has forced some of the state's most troubled teens to sleep in a place that isn't equipped to care for them. Full Story
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Texas bill requiring burial of fetal remains passes out of House committee
Texas hospitals and abortion clinics would have to bury or cremate fetal remains under a measure that passed out of a House committee on Tuesday. Full Story
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Texas' voter ID law again takes a hit in the courts (video)
Asked to re-evaluate the state’s voter ID law, a federal judge rules for the second time that state lawmakers intentionally discriminated against Latino and black voters in passing the strict law. Full Story
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Women's health providers say Trump-backed measure won't affect Texas — yet
Women's health organizations in Texas say a President Trump-signed measure targeting abortion providers will not have an affect here — yet. But it could in the coming years. Full Story
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