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How to Get Birth Control and Emergency Contraception in Texas

KERA | By María Méndez | The ...
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North Texans Speak Out For Northwest, Lewisville ISD Teachers Targeted Online

KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published March 20, ...
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What a New Funding Model Means for Community Colleges in Texas

House Bill 8 awards funding based ...
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DPS Announces Results from Human Trafficking Operations

March 4, 2024 AUSTIN – The Texas ...
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Medicaid Patients Now Have 12 months of Postpartum Coverage in Texas

KERA | By Elena Rivera Published March 1, ...
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New Pregnancy Clinic in South Dallas Aims to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

KERA | By Elena Rivera Published February 7, ...
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Texas Got a Sex Education Update Two Years Ago. Advocates Say There Are Still Gaps

KERA | By Elena Rivera Published February 21, ...
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Equity Summit Highlights Unequal Challenges to Quality Health and Education

KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published February 23, ...
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Gov. Abbott Orders the Texas Education Agency to Ignore Updated Title IX Guidelines

The new guidelines are also the subject of a lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. By Sarah Asch May 1, 2024 Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Education Agency this week to…
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The DEA is Reportedly Considering Reclassifying Marijuana on the Federal Drug Schedule

It would become a Schedule III drug, which are considered to have “moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.” By Alexandra Hart May 1, 2024  A historic shift in…
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Racism in the Health Care System is Killing Black Pregnant Texans

When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations…
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Health Services of North Texas to Serve 4,000 More Low-Income Patients at New Pediatric Facility

KERA | By Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle Published April 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM CDT Health Services of North Texas has opened its newly renovated pediatric facility to provide quality health…
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Wilmer-Hutchins High School Shooting Raises Safety Concerns for Dallas Parents, Students

KERA | By Toluwani Osibamowo Published April 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT More thorough bag checks, more state funding and better care for Black Dallas youth are among some of the…
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Racial disparities in health care persist in Texas, new study finds

By Elena Rivera On April 18, 2024 According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, Texas has more severe racial and ethnic health disparities than other states in the Southwest.…
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Energy transition brings challenges – and opportunities – for Texas’ workforce

Experts say many oil and gas workers have transferable skills for new energy jobs. By Alexandra Hart On April 22, 2024 My earliest concept of what it meant to have a…
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Six lessons for making the most of the future of education in Texas

“You have to be able to adapt and adjust and pivot,” says college counselor Tara Miller. By Laura Rice On April 22, 2024 If you search for the top employers…
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Dallas clinical trial explores slowing skin cancer recurrence with COVID-19 technology

By Sam Baker On April 22, 2024 Dallas and Austin are part of a worldwide clinical trial underway to find a more effective treatment to lower the recurrence of melanoma…
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Delays in Federal Financial Aid Form Leaves Students in Limbo During College Acceptance Season

The new system was intended to increase aid to students in need. This year, it’s caused a lot of problems. By Sarah Asch March 28, 2024 2:01 pm It’s March, which means…
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