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  What Friday's Affordable Care Act Ruling Means for Texas

  December 18 at 4 a.m.

  The headline — "Fort Worth Judge Strikes Down Affordable Care Act" — was easy enough to understand, at least on its face, Friday evening. The potential fallout was harder to break down. Yes, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, handpicked by the Texas Attorney General's Office to hear its claims that...

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  Texas Has Highest Rate of Uninsured Children In United States

  November 30 at 4 a.m.

  More adult Texans, and a higher percentage of them, are without health insurance than anywhere else in the United States, the Observer reported in September. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families shows that kids in the state are no better off. More than 835,000 Texas...

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  Meet Hank Hermann, the Man Who Gave Dallas and Texas Its First Free Pharmacy

  November 12 at 4 a.m.

  Few things can cause a greater sense of sticker shock in America than getting the bill for a bottle of pills not covered by insurance. A 2016 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that Americans spend $458 more per capita on prescription drugs compared with...

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  CDC Is Conducting a National Health Survey in Dallas

  November 2 at 4 a.m.

  Those people knocking on Dallas County doors with a badge and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ID aren’t late trick-or-treaters vying for extra candy. They’re health examiners from the CDC gathering data for a national health survey known for developing understanding of national health conditions. The National Health and...

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  The Family Place Has Texas' Only Shelter for Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

  October 18 at 4 a.m.

  For the last 40 years, The Family Place has provided an escape for those looking to leave abusive domestic relationships. Victims of family violence had a safe haven where they could take shelter, receive emotional counseling, learn new job skills that would secure financial stability, and once individuals were properly...

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  "Sanctuary Cities" Bill Is Threatening Health of Texas Latinos, New Study Says

  October 18 at 4 a.m.

  The Texas Legislature's 2017 "sanctuary cities" bill, which requires local law enforcement and elected officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities or face loss of state funding or removal from office, is already harming the health of Texas children and their families, according to new research from Human Impact Partners,...