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  In the Midst of Obamacare Fight, Ken Paxton Turns on Texas

  August 9 at 4 a.m.

  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is about to find out if the Affordable Care Act covers cutting off your nose to spite your face. Last month, as filings in the Paxton-led lawsuit against President Barack Obama's signature achievement piled up in federal court, the Texas attorney general slipped a new...

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  First Dallas Resident Dies of West Nile Virus In 2018

  August 8 at 4 a.m.

  A Northwest Dallas resident is the first person to die from West Nile Virus in Dallas County in 2018, Dallas County Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The patient lived in the 75229 ZIP code area north of Love Field Airport. DCHHS did not disclose any additional details in order...

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  Texas Could Insure a Million Residents By Flipping a Switch. It Won't.

  July 16 at 4 a.m.

  There's a thing Texas Republican leadership could do. It would save the state money, keep its residents healthier and make Texas a more attractive place to live. It's never going to happen, however, unless the politics in the state change drastically, enough that elected officials can swallow accepting one of...

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  Two Dallas Counselors Host a Podcast About Mental Health in Pop Culture

  July 5 at 4 a.m.

  From counseling to pop culture, close friends Anna Zapata and Kristen Diou cover it all in their new podcast, Pop Culture Therapists, which is free and available on iTunes. Zapata and Diou are both Dallas-based licensed professional counselors, who, in the midst of stressful careers, decided to create a side...

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  Wounded Veteran Empowered and Empowers Through Technology, Community

  July 3 at 4 a.m.

  Under fully deployed canopies, a 24-man selection team for the U.S. Air Force's 24th Special Tactics Squadron gathered its bearings on a nighttime training mission. The high-altitude jump required the men to descend from the skies in formation onto a blacked-out landing zone. But while drifting over White Sands, New...

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  What Do Suicide Prevention Hotlines Look for in Call Center Volunteers?

  June 26 at 4 a.m.

  The suicide of someone famous, like a Kate Spade or an Anthony Bourdain, ignites a hunt for clues in news media and in private conversations. Some can’t believe their celebrity heroes took their seemingly perfect lives. In the dash for answers to the difficult question of why a Spade or...