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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gT2yLWmGYFss3IraGsegie4wrjc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4b84002233fc494a65eb337918001667/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2041.jpg" alt="Norma Gonzales, the housekeeping supervisor of Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, walks with Ursula Sinko, a residen…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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severity of disease it causes. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-omicron-covid-19/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-omicron-covid-19/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CCi79craFZhRl5t4QKTX94nEJgQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a41a24a0bc1a744c975c56b3e724f930/Dallas%20Covid%20Lab%20Samples%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="A lab at Methodist Dallas Medical Center prepares viral transport media 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Cooper Neill </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variant</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Dec 2021 12:55:45 -0600" title="2021-12-03 12:55 CST"> Dec. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell, James and Karen about the status of the power grid and the pandemic heading into winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LpghGEL4BkVMHA4XtZHDDmETa2U=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2ac6d4524c1a849eea88c1312e94aef4/TribCast%20Dec%203%20V2%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YSB_2nFDu7CiIoSHw1u4JDoiaSQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2ac6d4524c1a849eea88c1312e94aef4/TribCast%20Dec%203%20V2%20TT.jpg" alt="A long line wraps around an HEB Grocery Store in San Marcos where residents waited up to 3 hours for their groceries on Feb …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-ban-medical-abortion/">Texas now bans medical abortions after seven weeks of pregnancy</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-02 05:00 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Beginning today, a new law restricts abortion-inducing medication, the most common abortion method in Texas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-ban-medical-abortion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-ban-medical-abortion/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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<article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/">Texas scientists search for potentially virulent new omicron COVID-19 variant as state health officials push vaccination</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 1 Dec 2021 19:48:36 -0600" title="2021-12-01 19:48 CST"> Dec. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">So much is unknown about the new COVID-19 variant: the severity of the illness it causes, whether it can resist vaccines and natural antibodies and whether it’s more contagious than the delta variant that has burned through Texas and the U.S. for months. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/covid-19-omicron-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yUIDpOfVbDQrhI-czMRxJLPR8AU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8ada5ea0e226d524edbf64f312f8af6/DFW%20Airport%20ST%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="Travelers gather their luggage at baggage claim at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Nov. 18, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/vaccine-health-care-workers-blocked/">Judge blocks Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers after Texas, other states sue</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kailyn-rhone/">Kailyn Rhone</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:00:46 -0600" title="2021-11-30 18:00 CST"> Nov. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had called the mandate “an unprecedented federal vaccine decree” on health care workers. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/vaccine-health-care-workers-blocked/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/vaccine-health-care-workers-blocked/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xIXYZNzqKx2QEvxhQIeDM5RMeqE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0dcad18b3ff933bde19e39293308f3d3/Houston%20Methodist%20Nurses%20Walkout%20COVID%2019%20PH%20TT%200250.jpg" alt="Protesters ralled against Houston Methodist Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine mandate outside the Baytown facility on June 7, 2021…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/npZFwHAcyfxtczlMbxAs7nEFY28=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0dcad18b3ff933bde19e39293308f3d3/Houston%20Methodist%20Nurses%20Walkout%20COVID%2019%20PH%20TT%200250.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RgFzp-icK1nDQabW8OY24VTIlGY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0dcad18b3ff933bde19e39293308f3d3/Houston%20Methodist%20Nurses%20Walkout%20COVID%2019%20PH%20TT%200250.jpg 2500w, 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outside the Baytown facility on June 7, 2021…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-mississippi-abortion-supreme-court/">The Supreme Court appears open to rolling back abortion rights. Here's what that means for Texas.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:33:00 -0600" title="2021-12-02 12:33 CST"> Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas has passed legislation that ensures abortion would be made a felony if Roe v. Wade is overturned “wholly or partly,” as the court considers Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-mississippi-abortion-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-mississippi-abortion-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/a5QJ7hQVUEIdcy_QMQZ1mFeoTKo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9d57d518ac22e16b8b49c2d908113e82/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%2008%20TT.jpg" alt="Barriers surrounded the Supreme Court ahead of planned demonstrations regarding abortion in Texas in Washington, D.C., on No…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/">COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas are lower than they have been in months, but experts say there’s still reason to be wary</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:50:50 -0600" title="2021-11-24 12:50 CST"> Nov. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A surge in COVID-19 cases from the West is impacting El Paso. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ih-dTJZPQNUlzzEscs2b6ABTImQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg" alt="Nurses, family and one furry therapy dog named Dexter comfort Miranda Morales, 10, as she 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/emaCf6hlojMrtNeu18KAG1Wi2jU=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ih-dTJZPQNUlzzEscs2b6ABTImQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62ae4c364683bbb060594e1e9abbf09c/Kid%20Vaccine%20Rollout%20HTX%20AM%2006.jpg" alt="Nurses, family and one furry therapy dog named Dexter comfort Miranda Morales, 10, as she receives her first dose of the Pfi…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-abortion-seekers-religion/">For whom the vows apply: Some Texas faith leaders work to combat the stigma religion often places on people seeking abortions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Bekah McNeel, The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:21:00 -0600" title="2021-11-24 05:21 CST"> Nov. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Female clergy say the state's new abortion restrictions fail to consider women's lives. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-abortion-seekers-religion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/texas-abortion-seekers-religion/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MKM3snPnCfWrKFzJqt8lz-XIjIA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47cc76fecfc09867baa126036f5f269b/SB8%20Erika%20Forbes%20ST%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Reverend Erika Forbes at her home in Dallas on Nov. 22, 2021. 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After Senate Bill 8 went into effect, Forbes has provided supp…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/">Fewer patients, smaller staff, an uncertain future: abortion providers await court decision on Texas law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 05:00 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For two months, providers have had to work in a sort of limbo as they wait to see if the new law passes the Supreme Court's review. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EqLwKLfJAi5NE5IPXWL0oBwwrG4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b2c8243c8b60d8837fcc121639d263df/Texas%20Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20JV%20TT%2034.jpg" alt="An ultrasound machine sits next to an empty patient's bed at Whole Women’s Health of Austin on Sept. 1, 2021." class="c-image__img 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/">Analysis: A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-22 05:00 CST"> Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As the political season starts, the contestants got an unexpected bit of good news: The state comptroller says the next Legislature will start with almost $25 billion in the state treasury. 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-transgender-children-health-care-program-genecis/">Dallas health care program for transgender kids formally dissolved after becoming target of conservative criticism</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:28:32 -0600" title="2021-11-19 22:28 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Hospital officials cited privacy for children as a reason behind the decision and said patients will still receive care through other departments. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-transgender-children-health-care-program-genecis/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/fda-pfizer-moderna-booster-vaccine/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/fda-pfizer-moderna-booster-vaccine/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DxMhY3N2lFvHoO2q9W1VIlwYoeY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/91a2aa550fb6d300eeedbda4fd46605a/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Nurses prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic held in partnership between the Central Texas Food Bank and Unive…" class="c-image__img 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Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:00:59 -0600" title="2021-11-16 22:00 CST"> Nov. 16, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">At least 770,000 Texans are ineligible for both Medicaid and health insurance subsidies through the state-run marketplaces. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/build-back-better-texas-insurance/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/build-back-better-texas-insurance/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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</time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state has also challenged the federal government’s vaccination mandates for big businesses and federal contractors. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/texas-sues-biden-vaccine-mandate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/texas-sues-biden-vaccine-mandate/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lFpVLdFvIJMhp-XNqWCDL7Drhko=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bc2c2606b2d0cf3173d9a9d403c42cbe/DHR%20Pfizer%20Vaccine%20Distro%20JG%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="Doctors Hospital at Renaissance employees ready a Pfizer vaccine for administration on Dec. 19, 2020" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/">Texas abortion law complicates San Antonio group’s mission to help undocumented immigrants — even those raped en route to the U.S.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Bekah McNeel, The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-12 05:00 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Unsure of how broadly the “aiding and abetting” portion of the law could be applied, Sueños Sin Fronteras — which helps women with an array of basic needs — is launching a legal defense fund. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207143843im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207143843/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207143843im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x5xb7KyeQa55ctchI8rG7Bs4pIQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6b390059f3c46e5a979d3f91fd9f7486/Laura%20Molinar%20CS%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Laura Molinar, Founder 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