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<header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/">HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/17/playlist-changes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/17/Playlist_Jan_17_copy_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/17/Playlist_Jan_17_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/17/playlist-changes/">The Playlist: Them Changes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 17 Jan 2015 07:47:44 -0600" title="2015-01-17 07:47"> Jan. 17, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week was  marked by a big turnover in state government, so we’re launching our playlist off the news with "Changes," played here by the Band of Gypsys.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/17/playlist-changes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/">HHSC Exec Given Taxpayer-Funded MBA Resigns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:22:24 -0600" title="2015-01-16 18:22"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Already placed on leave, the deputy chief of staff to Health and Human Services Commission chief Kyle Janek resigned Friday, and has started paying back half the $97,050 tuition paid by the state.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/">Arkansas Medicaid Plan Offers Mixed Lessons</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-16 06:00"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Early on, supporters of Medicaid expansion pointed to Arkansas as an example of how Texas might go about helping insure its poor. But lately, <span>the neighbor's grass doesn't look quite as green.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/">The Brief: Jan. 16, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-16 05:59"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>'s formal farewell Thursday afternoon to the state Legislature dominated headlines with writers trying to discern from his speech what the future holds for him.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/">HHSC Exec Given Taxpayer-Funded MBA Resigns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:22:24 -0600" title="2015-01-16 18:22"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Already placed on leave, the deputy chief of staff to Health and Human Services Commission chief Kyle Janek resigned Friday, and has started paying back half the $97,050 tuition paid by the state.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/hhsc-exec-who-received-taxpayer-funded-mba-resigns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/">Arkansas Medicaid Plan Offers Mixed Lessons</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-16 06:00"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Early on, supporters of Medicaid expansion pointed to Arkansas as an example of how Texas might go about helping insure its poor. But lately, <span>the neighbor's grass doesn't look quite as green.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/">The Brief: Jan. 16, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-16 05:59"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>'s formal farewell Thursday afternoon to the state Legislature dominated headlines with writers trying to discern from his speech what the future holds for him.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/health-care">Battles Near and Far Over Medicaid, Women's Health</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 1 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-01 06:00"> Jan. 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/health-care"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Legacy-Healthcare_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Legacy-Healthcare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/whitmire-calls-janeks-resignation/">Sources: Abbott Will Wait to Decide on Janek's Future</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:39:44 -0600" title="2015-01-15 17:39"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/whitmire-calls-janeks-resignation/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/whitmire-calls-janeks-resignation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Amid calls for Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek to resign over a contracting scandal, sources close to Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> say Abbott won't decide on Janek's future until after the completion of state investigations.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/whitmire-calls-janeks-resignation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/brief/">The Brief: Jan. 15, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-15 05:59"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/brief/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/13/AS3R0422_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry leaves the House chamber after speaking and visiting with members on May 13, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/13/AS3R0422_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry leaves the House chamber after speaking and visiting with members on May 13, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry leaves the House chamber after speaking and visiting with members on May 13, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> will close the door on 30 years of state government work with a farewell address Thursday afternoon to the Legislature.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/gov-elect-greg-abbott-returns-21ct-campaign-donati/">Greg Abbott Gives Back 21CT Campaign Donation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:57:39 -0600" title="2015-01-14 19:57"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/gov-elect-greg-abbott-returns-21ct-campaign-donati/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/gov-elect-greg-abbott-returns-21ct-campaign-donati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_S3R7957Abbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Greg Abbott visiting the Senate chamber on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_S3R7957Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Greg Abbott visiting the Senate chamber on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Greg Abbott visiting the Senate chamber on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s office has confirmed that he returned a $10,000 campaign contribution from the CEO of the </span><span>beleaguered company at the center of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission contracting woes.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/gov-elect-greg-abbott-returns-21ct-campaign-donati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/lawmakers-scold-health-agency-amid-contracting-fal/">Amid Health Commission Contracting Fallout, Abbott Calls for Review</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:49:20 -0600" title="2015-01-14 10:49"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/lawmakers-scold-health-agency-amid-contracting-fal/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/lawmakers-scold-health-agency-amid-contracting-fal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED: </strong>Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> announced Wednesday the creation of an independent "strike force" to review the state's largest health agency, specifically how it awards contracts to private vendors.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/lawmakers-scold-health-agency-amid-contracting-fal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/">Lakey Leaving DSHS, but Not Public Health</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:45:45 -0600" title="2015-01-07 11:45"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It's official: David Lakey is leaving his job as the state's public health chief for a new academic post. His move comes as lawmakers are considering consolidating the state's health agencies, which could've meant changes for Lakey. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/">Court to Weigh Texas Policies on Abortion and Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-07 06:00"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week, a federal appeals court is set to consider two prominent Texas cases: a legal challenge to the state's strict abortion regulations and an attempt to overturn the state’s longstanding ban on same-sex marriages.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/brief/">The Brief: Jan. 7, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-07 05:59"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Reps. Jos茅 Men茅ndez (l.) and Trey Martinez-Fischer, both from San Antonio Districts, are seeking the state Senate seat vacated by Leticia Van de Putte, who is running for mayor of that city."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Reps. Jos茅 Men茅ndez (l.) and Trey Martinez-Fischer, both from San Antonio Districts, are seeking the state Senate seat vacated by Leticia Van de Putte, who is running for mayor of that city." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich/Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Reps. Jos茅 Men茅ndez (l.) and Trey Martinez-Fischer, both from San Antonio Districts, are seeking the state Senate seat vacated by Leticia Van de Putte, who is running for mayor of that city.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>No final resolution was reached in any of the three special elections held on Tuesday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/sources-lakey-leaving-dshs-position-ut-system/">Sources: Lakey Leaving DSHS for Position at UT System</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 6 Jan 2015 11:43:57 -0600" title="2015-01-06 11:43"> Jan. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/sources-lakey-leaving-dshs-position-ut-system/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/sources-lakey-leaving-dshs-position-ut-system/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>David Lakey, the state's public health chief, will accept a joint position with the University of Texas System and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, sources tell the Tribune.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/sources-lakey-leaving-dshs-position-ut-system/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/sticks-chief-staff-facing-steep-pay-cut/">Stick's Chief of Staff Facing Steep Pay Cut</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 5 Jan 2015 16:42:08 -0600" title="2015-01-05 16:42"> Jan. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/sticks-chief-staff-facing-steep-pay-cut/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/sticks-chief-staff-facing-steep-pay-cut/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/26/TexTrib-STICK-4_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Jack Stick, the top lawyer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/26/TexTrib-STICK-4_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Jack Stick, the top lawyer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erich Schlegel</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jack Stick, the top lawyer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>One of three Texas Health and Human Services Commission employees put on paid administrative leave amid a probe into the agency’s contracting procedures is facing a 50 percent cut to his salary. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/sticks-chief-staff-facing-steep-pay-cut/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Dudes_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Glenn Hegar (far right) stands with chief revenue estimators past and future. From left: Dale Craymer, Billy Hamilton and Tom Currah, the incoming estimator."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Dudes_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Glenn Hegar (far right) stands with chief revenue estimators past and future. From left: Dale Craymer, Billy Hamilton and Tom Currah, the incoming estimator." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Office of the Comptroller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Glenn Hegar (far right) stands with chief revenue estimators past and future. From left: Dale Craymer, Billy Hamilton and Tom Currah, the incoming estimator.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a>, the state's new comptroller, today releases his revenue estimate for the next two years, which will go a long way to setting the early tone for the 84th Legislature.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/playlist-brand-new-day/">The Playlist: Brand New Day</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-10 10:00"> Jan. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/playlist-brand-new-day/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/playlist-brand-new-day/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/09/Brand_New_Day_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120125518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/09/Brand_New_Day_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>With the 84th Legislature starting next week and new faces in every statewide office, it feels like a "Brand New Day" in and around the Capitol, so 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Jack Stick has been pursuing his MBA at taxpayers' expense.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/hhsc-paying-janek-aides-mba/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/brief/">The Brief: Jan. 8, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 05:59"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/brief/"> <img 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rights supporters on Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/">Appeals Judges Grill Lawyers Over Abortion Law Provision</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 13:24:42 -0600" title="2015-01-07 13:24"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120125518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a 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