Sara Willa Ernst
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Over a dozen bills have been filed by Republican and Democratic lawmakers after Gov. Greg Abbott publicly supported lifting the ban. -
Fentanyl is the leading cause of opioid deaths in Texas, increasing five-fold in recent years. -
Some families no longer see a future for their transgender kids in Texas. They’re moving to states with strong civil rights protections for trans people. -
The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they don't want to leave the state.
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Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than quadrupled in Texas in the last two weeks. Already understaffed hospitals are now seeing high COVID attrition too, and asking for help.
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Rallies took place across the country Saturday aimed at condemning efforts in states like Texas that are passing laws severely curtailing access to abortion. -
The program was considering a waitlist to help cut costs after it faced a $100 million budget shortfall. -
Many GOP lawmakers at a recent House Committee hearing openly stated they were unfamiliar with the nuances of trans health care. -
A software glitch concealed $35 million in HIV drug costs to program administrators.
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Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans doesn’t come from paranoia, but rather a long history of racism in medicine, experts say.
