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The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.

  • The Hispanic Paradox

    Endoscopy tech Dora Facturan, right, prepares Maria Perez, 65, for a colonoscopy exam from Dr. Carlos Cardenas, back left, on December 8, 2010 at the Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. South Texans lead some of the longest lives in the state.
  • The Stroke Belt

    Residents of East Texas, and particularly minorities, often make lifestyle choices, like smoking and eating high-fat diets, that affect their life expectancy.
  • Losing Dependence

    Kace Layton, 25, on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos. Layton was dropped from his grandmother's state insurance plan on his last birthday, even though federal health care reform expanded dependent coverage until age 26.
  • TribBlog: Steady Medi(caid)

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  • The General at War

    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
  • Decision Time

    House Speaker Joe  Straus, R-Alamo Heights, in January 2011.
  • Discharged?

    Austin State-Supported Living Center employee Tamika Mays is shown with resident Rebecca Hadnot in 2011.
  • Needles and the Damage Done

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  • The Revenue Guesstimate

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  • Memories Lost

    Crystal Martinez sits with items recovered from Child Protective Services at her home in North Austin, Dec. 21, 2010.
  • Congressional Clout

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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

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  • Now the Fun Begins

    Texas gained four seats in the 2010 congressional apportionment process, more than any other state.
  • Now the Fun Begins

    Texas gained four seats in the 2010 congressional apportionment process, more than any other state.
  • TribBlog: A Medicaid Crisis?

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