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<ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jeremy-lin/">Jeremy Lin</a>, <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-06 06:00"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/obamacare-plans-get-special-label/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texans who purchased an insurance plan under President Obama's signature health law will soon have a special label on their insurance cards. </span>Use our interactive map to see where Texans are purchasing these plans — and check out the numbers in your own ZIP code. This story is part of our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">31 Days, 31 Ways</a> series. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/obamacare-plans-get-special-label/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/health-insurance-card-bill-clears-senate/">Health Insurance Card Bill Clears Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/lawmakers-consider-health-plan-scarlet-letter-bill/">Critics Question Whether Insurance Card Measure is a Remedy</a></li> </ul> </aside> </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/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/">Houston Prosecutor to Investigate Planned Parenthood Clinic</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:32:42 -0500" title="2015-08-05 16:32"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At the urging of state leaders, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced Wednesday she would launch a criminal investigation of a Houston Planned Parenthood clinic.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/">Undercover Video Shows Houston Planned Parenthood Clinic</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:50:51 -0500" title="2015-08-04 10:50"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>An anti-abortion group released an undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood executive at a Houston clinic discussing how the group recoups costs for providing <span>organs from aborted fetuses</span> for medical research.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Health Care Acquisitions Surge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-04 06:00"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Health care acquisitions are on the rise, the Sandra Bland case highlights gaps in training to handle suicidal inmates </span><span>and an interview with <span>Bethanie Van Horne of</span><span> UTHealth's </span><span>Children's Learning Institute.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <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/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/">Houston Prosecutor to Investigate Planned Parenthood Clinic</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:32:42 -0500" title="2015-08-05 16:32"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At the urging of state leaders, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced Wednesday she would launch a criminal investigation of a Houston Planned Parenthood clinic.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/houston-prosecutor-criminally-investigate-planned-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/">Undercover Video Shows Houston Planned Parenthood Clinic</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:50:51 -0500" title="2015-08-04 10:50"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>An anti-abortion group released an undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood executive at a Houston clinic discussing how the group recoups costs for providing <span>organs from aborted fetuses</span> for medical research.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/hidden-video-shows-houston-planned-parenthood-clin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Health Care Acquisitions Surge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-04 06:00"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Health care acquisitions are on the rise, the Sandra Bland case highlights gaps in training to handle suicidal inmates </span><span>and an interview with <span>Bethanie Van Horne of</span><span> UTHealth's </span><span>Children's Learning Institute.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <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/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Health Care Acquisitions Surge</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-04 06:00"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/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/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/tribcast/">Tribcast: Planned Parenthood, Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:18:08 -0500" title="2015-07-29 11:18"> July 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/tribcast/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/tribcast/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> and that Collin County grand jury, and U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s beef with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/tribcast/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/paxton-recordings-obtained-are-consistent-undercov/">At Hearing, Paxton Notes Texas Planned Parenthood Video</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:12:10 -0500" title="2015-07-29 11:12"> July 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/paxton-recordings-obtained-are-consistent-undercov/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/paxton-recordings-obtained-are-consistent-undercov/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> confirmed on Wednesday that a video obtained by his office as part of its investigation into Planned Parenthood practices is “consistent” with other undercover videos released by an anti-abortion group.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/paxton-recordings-obtained-are-consistent-undercov/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/texas-lawmakers-set-scrutinize-planned-parenthood/">Texas Lawmakers Set to Scrutinize Planned Parenthood</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-29 06:00"> July 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/texas-lawmakers-set-scrutinize-planned-parenthood/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/texas-lawmakers-set-scrutinize-planned-parenthood/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/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/20150807014234/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 dir="ltr">A Texas Senate panel will meet Wednesday to scrutinize Planned Parenthood practices in the aftermath of the release of undercover videos of the abortion provider's executives discussing fetal tissue donation.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/texas-lawmakers-set-scrutinize-planned-parenthood/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/state-officials-have-access-planned-parenthood-vid/">Lawmakers Reviewing Video in Texas Planned Parenthood Inquiry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:26:43 -0500" title="2015-07-27 16:26"> July 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/state-officials-have-access-planned-parenthood-vid/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/state-officials-have-access-planned-parenthood-vid/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Legislators on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee are being offered the chance to view a video obtained by the Texas attorney general's office as part of its inquiry into Planned Parenthood's practices regarding fetal tissue donation. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/state-officials-have-access-planned-parenthood-vid/"> <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/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/private-equity-firms-turn-primary-care-docs-texas/">Equity Firms Fishing in Texas Medical Waters</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-18 06:00"> July 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/private-equity-firms-turn-primary-care-docs-texas/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/private-equity-firms-turn-primary-care-docs-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/012610_medicalreform_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/012610_medicalreform_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Doctors with independent primary care practices in Texas are increasingly being courted by private equity firms looking for investments, and offering leverage in the consolidating health care industry. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/private-equity-firms-turn-primary-care-docs-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/roundup-planned-parenthood-gay-marriage-and-jade-h/">Roundup: Planned Parenthood, Gay Marriage and Jade Helm</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/roundup-planned-parenthood-gay-marriage-and-jade-h/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/Still_roundup_071715_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/Still_roundup_071715_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the Roundup: State officials react to a video showing a Planned Parenthood executive discussing the harvesting of fetal organs, a county clerk resigns in protest of the gay marriage ruling, and the Jade Helm 15 military training exercise gets underway.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/roundup-planned-parenthood-gay-marriage-and-jade-h/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/">Texas Needs Federal Money for Uninsured, HHSC Told</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:06:39 -0500" title="2015-07-16 19:06"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/comments/"><span class="value">77</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Hospitals that serve large uninsured populations stand to lose critical funding if Texas can’t convince the federal government to continue helping the state pay, doctors and health advocates told the state health department Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/money-teen-pregnancy-prevention-texas-may-be-elimi/">Money for Teen Pregnancy Prevention on Chopping Block</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Empriss Campbell, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-16 06:00"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/money-teen-pregnancy-prevention-texas-may-be-elimi/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/money-teen-pregnancy-prevention-texas-may-be-elimi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pregnant-Mother-Holding-Belly_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pregnant-Mother-Holding-Belly_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bas Silderhuis</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Nearly $9 million in federal money is headed to seven nonprofit groups in Texas to help prevent teen pregnancies, but continued funding for the programs is in jeopardy.<span><br/></span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/money-teen-pregnancy-prevention-texas-may-be-elimi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/abbott-launches-investigation-fetal-organ-preserva/">State Leaders Order Investigations Into Fetal Organ Preservation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:47:49 -0500" title="2015-07-15 14:47"> July 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/abbott-launches-investigation-fetal-organ-preserva/comments/"><span class="value">106</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/abbott-launches-investigation-fetal-organ-preserva/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/06/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4808_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED</strong>: Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> and Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> have joined Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> in calling for an investigation into Planned Parenthood after an anti-abortion group's release of an undercover video.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/abbott-launches-investigation-fetal-organ-preserva/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/">UT Biomedical Research Turning More to Private Funds</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/13/PillsOnTable_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/13/PillsOnTable_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Auntie P.</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The UT System announced a deal on Thursday accepting up to $2.4 million a year from the pharmaceutical company Sanofi to fund biomedical research. As government research money dwindles, private funds are playing a larger role, and that comes with worries.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/tribcast/">Tribcast: Planned Parenthood, Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/paxton-recordings-obtained-are-consistent-undercov/">At Hearing, Paxton Notes Texas Planned Parenthood Video</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/texas-lawmakers-set-scrutinize-planned-parenthood/">Texas Lawmakers Set to Scrutinize Planned Parenthood</a></li> <li><a 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class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Like many Texas lockups, the Waller County Jail staff had not been sufficiently trained in safeguarding suicidal or mentally ill inmates. Part of the problem is underfunding and understaffing at the state agency overseeing the network of 244 local and private jails.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Some Sweat More Than Others</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-21 06:00"> July 21, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Normal sweating varies among people depending on biology and fitness level, a new case is made for statin use </span><span>and an interview with <span>James Willson of UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center</span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/lawmaker-pushing-to-allow-guns-in-hospitals/">Lawmaker Pushing to Allow Guns in Hospitals</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Lauren Silverman, KERA News </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-21 05:59"> July 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/lawmaker-pushing-to-allow-guns-in-hospitals/comments/"><span class="value">101</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/lawmaker-pushing-to-allow-guns-in-hospitals/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Hospital-Scene_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Hospital-Scene_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gun rights advocates scored major wins this year in the Texas Legislature, and some aren't stopping there. State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/drew-springer/">Drew Springer</a>, R-Muenster, wants to allow staff and visitors to bring firearms into hospitals for self-defense.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/lawmaker-pushing-to-allow-guns-in-hospitals/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/gov-greg-abbott-calls-national-guard-be-armed/">Abbott Lets National Guard Carry Arms on Base</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150807014234/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:32:25 -0500" title="2015-07-18 13:32"> July 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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