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North Texas homeless agencies have shelter space available as dangerously cold weather settles in
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Dallas ISD elementary students reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, 60 years later
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Requests for Abortion Pills Surged Amid Threats to Reproductive Rights, UT-Based Study Shows
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Denton may offer free period products at city facilities; council will decide in January
By Christian McPhate On December 13, ...
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Science & Medicine: Early screening to prevent congenital heart disease
By Bonnie Petrie On December 17, ...
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Minority North Texas kids are more likely to be shot than white kids
By Caroline Love On December 21, ...
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Dallas arts facilities are aging, arts leaders said, arguing against cuts to the city’s bond issue
By Jerome Weeks On December 6, ...
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Texas teachers are struggling financially. The school voucher war killed a salary raise
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán On November 30, ...
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On World AIDS Day, Afiya Center works to center voices of North Texas women living with HIV
By Zara Amaechi On December 1, ...
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Colleges Don’t Have to Refund Tuition Because COVID Moved Classes Online, Texas Supreme Court Rules
KERA | By Toluwani Osibamowo Published April 26, 2024 at 3:08 PM CDT Texas universities aren’t liable for the experiences students lost when college campuses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
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Fort Worth, Houston ISD Send More Students to Alternative Education Following Vaping Bill
KERA | By Dylan Roddy | Texas Community Health News , Daniel Carter | Texas Community Health News Published April 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM CDT Some Texas school districts are seeing sharp increases…
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‘Fentanyl is a Silent Killer.’ Fort Worth Families Call for Action as Overdoses Spike
KERA | By David Moreno| Fort Worth Report Published May 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM CDT Stephanie Hellstern fondly remembers her son, Kyle Shane Sexton, as a great 16-year-old kid. But he’d…
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Eligibility for ACA Health Insurance Extended to DACA Recipients: What it Means
KERA | By Stella M. Chávez Published May 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT The Biden Administration has expanded eligibility for health care coverage to immigrants enrolled in the program known as…
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Colleges don’t have to refund tuition because COVID moved classes online, Texas Supreme Court rules
By Toluwani Osibamowo On April 26, 2024 Texas universities aren’t liable for the experiences students lost when college campuses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Supreme Court ruled…
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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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