An experienced child welfare manager was appointed to take over case management after “systemic failures” placed children in danger, court records said.
Health care
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What Texans need to know about upcoming SNAP restrictions
Starting April 1, Texans will no longer be allowed to use food stamps to buy sweetened beverages and candy.
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136 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers
The state health department reports that 99 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County.
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Surviving a deadly shooting: An Austin mother and daughter learn how trauma lingers
Seven months after escaping the Target shooting, an Austin mother and daughter navigate trauma, fear and unexpected growth.
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Texas ban on transgender care for minors has compromised treatment for others in El Paso
After one of El Paso’s only pediatric endocrinologists was accused of illegally providing gender-transitioning treatments to kids, his patients who aren’t transgender lost care.
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Texas hemp businesses fear an uptick in police raids after more than 15 in the last two years
Attorneys for hemp businesses say the raids have hurt their revenue and reputation, while police said they’re necessary to root out products with illegal levels of THC.
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Immigration
14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp as Democrats call for its shuttering
The latest outbreak comes after a spate of COVID-19 and tuberculosis cases were reported at Camp East Montana, which holds more than 3,000 immigrants.
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Texas law bans state-licensed mental health providers from giving gender-transitioning care to minors, AG Ken Paxton says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion that says that a 2023 law that bans gender-transitioning medical care to minors also applies to mental health care.
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Ted Cruz leads bipartisan bill that would void and prohibit confidentiality clauses in child sex abuse cases
Known as Trey’s law, the legislation would make any non-disclosure agreement unenforceable if it prohibits or restricts revealing the sexual abuse of a minor or facts related to that abuse.
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17 measles cases reported in El Paso, including 13 at ICE detention facility
Earlier in February, two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were identified at Camp East Montana.