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North Texas kids need mental health support. A new initiative is closing the gaps
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Dallas County’s juvenile justice process is slow — and that could lead to bad outcomes
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Dallas woman faces prison time for submitting fraudulent COVID tests
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Dallas Officer and K-9 Partner Recovering After Shooting in Pleasant Grove Last Week
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Man Arrested in Driver’s License Scam Targeting Asians in Texas
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Gregg Hudson, Dallas Zoo CEO and ‘A North Star for So Many,’ Dies at 64
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Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records
If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework. By Eleanor Klibanoff May 10, 2025 Dozens…
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Texas House sends bill that could increase cost of gender transition health care to governor’s desk
By Blaise Gainey Published May 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM CDT The Texas House passed a measure on Monday that opponents say could raise the price of gender-affirming health care for adults…
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Texas students say K-12 DEI ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ bills threaten their safety, voice and mental health
Students are concerned the legislation could silence supportive teachers, dismantle safe spaces, lead to overenforcement and prevent honest conversations about identity. By Sofia Sorochinskaia April 29, 2025 5 AM Central When…
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State Rep. Venton Jones’ HB 50 passes unanimously out of committee, bringing Texas ‘one step closer to smarter HIV prevention’
By Tammye Nash April 8, 2025 State Rep. Venton Jones has announced that on Monday, April 7, the House Committee on Public Health unanimously passed House Bill 50, the bill the Texas Democrat authored…
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Hundreds rally against ICE raids at Arlington protest and rally
February 2, 2025 Demonstrations continued for a second weekend throughout North Texas against the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on illegal immigration. Hundreds of people gathered outside Arlington City Hall Sunday afternoon holding…
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Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor who allegedly provided abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Collin County, Texas. Dec. 13, 2024, 7:36 PM CST By Zoë…
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Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to “rescue” maternal health care system
By ELEANOR KLIBANOFF/The Texas Tribune Updated 2:29 PM CST, December 3, 2024 Twenty five years ago, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping set of reforms to resuscitate the state’s collapsing rural…
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Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for positive drug tests
By Shoshana Walter Published December 11, 2024 at 2:33 PM CST Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her…
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Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found
By Kate McGee Published December 12, 2024 at 1:02 PM CST University professors across the political spectrum in Texas are preemptively self-censoring themselves for fear of damaging their reputations or losing their…
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Texas conservatives plan to further restrict trans lives this legislative session
Emboldened by the recent election, some Texas lawmakers are already filing bills that would dictate bathroom use, limit gender identity markers on documents and restrict funding for surgeries. By Eleanor Klibanoff…
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