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When not in the newsroom or at the Capitol, he can be found on the volleyball court, where he stands 6'7". </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f3e1f7fae2f3e4e5d6e2f3eef7e5e2e4fff4e3f8f3b8f9e4f1"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f2a382e233b2a3d3c0f3b2a372e3c3b3d262d3a212a61203d28">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://twitter.com/ewalterstx" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@ewalterstx</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=10#contributions" class="page">10</a></li><li><a href="?page=11#contributions" class="page">11</a></li><li><a href="?page=12#contributions" class="page">12</a></li><li><a href="?page=13#contributions" class="page">13</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/health-and-human-services/">Catch Up on Health Care Issues From this Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/health-and-human-services/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-health_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-health_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-11 06:00"> June 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>During the 84th legislative session, Texas lawmakers contemplated a consolidation of the state's health agencies and reforming end-of-life care. Learn about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/health-and-human-services/" target="_blank">these issues</a> and more with our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/health-and-human-services/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/health-care-budget-leaner-defers-costs-later/">Medicaid Budget Kicks Can Down Road, Experts Say</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/health-care-budget-leaner-defers-costs-later/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/Medicaid-Capitol-3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/Medicaid-Capitol-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-02 06:00"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/health-care-budget-leaner-defers-costs-later/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On balance, health care for the neediest Texans didn't fare well this session. </span>Departing lawmakers leave behind a Medicaid budget that most experts agree is too low, and they predict it will spawn a hole in the state budget that will have to be filled later.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/health-care-budget-leaner-defers-costs-later/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/teladoc-scores-early-victory-against-medical-board/">Teladoc Scores Victory in Clash With Medical Board</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/teladoc-scores-early-victory-against-medical-board/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/10/TxTrib-TMA-003_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Village Health Partners in Plano, Texas uses an iPad to screen for mood disorders."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/10/TxTrib-TMA-003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Village Health Partners in Plano, Texas uses an iPad to screen for mood disorders." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allison V. Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Village Health Partners in Plano, Texas uses an iPad to screen for mood disorders.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 30 May 2015 11:08:25 -0500" title="2015-05-30 11:08"> May 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/teladoc-scores-early-victory-against-medical-board/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A hotly contested rule governing telemedicine in Texas won't immediately take effect, a federal court ruled late Friday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/teladoc-scores-early-victory-against-medical-board/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/anti-gay-marriage-bill-fails-texas-senate/">Senate Passes Anti-Gay Marriage Resolution</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/anti-gay-marriage-bill-fails-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 20:53:18 -0500" title="2015-05-27 20:53"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/anti-gay-marriage-bill-fails-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Following an emotional floor debate, the Senate passed a resolution Wednesday reaffirming the state's opposition to same-sex marriage, an action taken as it became clear a bill to prevent such marriages in Texas was dead.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/anti-gay-marriage-bill-fails-texas-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/abortion-bill-dies-house-deadline-ethics-and-gun-w/">After Day of Rules Warfare, Both Sides Claim Some Wins</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/abortion-bill-dies-house-deadline-ethics-and-gun-w/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a>, <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a>, <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 01:15:55 -0500" title="2015-05-27 01:15"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/abortion-bill-dies-house-deadline-ethics-and-gun-w/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A daylong parliamentary battle ensued </span>Tuesday as the Texas House faced a crucial deadline to pass many major bills before they died. Democrats succeeded in killing an abortion bill, while Republicans managed to pass ethics reform legislation and a version of campus carry.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/abortion-bill-dies-house-deadline-ethics-and-gun-w/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/health-insurance-card-bill-clears-senate/">Health Insurance Card Bill Clears Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/health-insurance-card-bill-clears-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/02/ACA-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/02/ACA-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 22:06:08 -0500" title="2015-05-26 22:06"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/health-insurance-card-bill-clears-senate/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB1514">House Bill 1514</a>, which would add a special label to the health insurance cards of people purchasing health plans on the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, passed the Texas Senate late Tuesday evening.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/health-insurance-card-bill-clears-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/anti-gay-marriage-bill-gets-another-try-senate/">Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Gets Another Try</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/anti-gay-marriage-bill-gets-another-try-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 15:55:34 -0500" title="2015-05-26 15:55"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/anti-gay-marriage-bill-gets-another-try-senate/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday approved a measure that would forbid state or local governments from using public money to issue same-sex marriage licenses, reviving a proposal that died in the House earlier this month.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/anti-gay-marriage-bill-gets-another-try-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/texas-house-approves-partial-consolidation-agencie/">Texas House Approves Partial Consolidation of Agencies</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/texas-house-approves-partial-consolidation-agencie/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset094PriceNelson_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Four Price, R-Amarillo and Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at the final Sunset Advisory Commission meeting on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset094PriceNelson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Four Price, R-Amarillo and Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at the final Sunset Advisory Commission meeting on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Four Price, R-Amarillo and Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at the final Sunset Advisory Commission meeting on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 19:18:19 -0500" title="2015-05-24 19:18"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/texas-house-approves-partial-consolidation-agencie/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House <span>on Sunday evening</span> tentatively approved a measure to partially consolidate the state’s massive health and human services system. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/texas-house-approves-partial-consolidation-agencie/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/">Funding Program Shields Nursing Homes From Lawsuits</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-24 06:00"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Hundreds of Texas nursing homes have transferred their ownership to local government entities in order to secure more federal Medicaid funding. Critics of the arrangement say it shields negligent nursing homes from lawsuits.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/">Senate Moves to Reform Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. 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Lois Kolkhorst, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Jane Nelson, Charles Schwertner, Joan Huffman and Reps. Larry Gonzales, Sarah Davis, Sylvester Turner, John Otto and Trent Ashby make up the 2015 budget conference committee."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/HouseSenateBudget-Heads_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sens. Lois Kolkhorst, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Jane Nelson, Charles Schwertner, Joan Huffman and Reps. Larry Gonzales, Sarah Davis, Sylvester Turner, John Otto and Trent Ashby make up the 2015 budget conference committee." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sens. Lois Kolkhorst, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Jane Nelson, Charles Schwertner, Joan Huffman and Reps. Larry Gonzales, Sarah Davis, Sylvester Turner, John Otto and Trent Ashby make up the 2015 budget conference committee.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 18:13:45 -0500" title="2015-05-20 18:13"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/committee-approves-health-and-human-services-budge/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The House-Senate budget conference committee adopted its compromise on health and human services funding Wednesday, pleasing fiscal conservatives and giving little cheer to advocates for the poor and disabled.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/committee-approves-health-and-human-services-budge/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/closer-look-impact-medicaid-waiver-funds/">With Hospital Funds in Question, Who's at Risk?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/closer-look-impact-medicaid-waiver-funds/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/HospitalData_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/HospitalData_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-20 06:00"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/closer-look-impact-medicaid-waiver-funds/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As Texas negotiates with the Obama administration over how to pay for health care for the poor and uninsured, the state's safety-net hospitals and clinics are steeling themselves for an uncertain future.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/closer-look-impact-medicaid-waiver-funds/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> 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Forum, passes out flyers and explains components of the Affordable Care Act on Oct. 5, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jill Ramirez, the director of outreach for the Latino Healthcare Forum, passes out flyers and explains components of the Affordable Care Act on Oct. 5, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-08 06:00"> May 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/lawmakers-consider-health-plan-scarlet-letter-bill/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB1514" target="_blank">House Bill 1514</a><span>, which would add a special label to the health insurance cards of people receiving financial assistance under the Affordable Care Act, tentatively passed the Texas House on Friday. </span>Opinions are mixed on what the impact would be.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/lawmakers-consider-health-plan-scarlet-letter-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/house-budget-writers-consider-health-care-safety-n/">House Budget Writers Consider Health Care Safety Net</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/house-budget-writers-consider-health-care-safety-n/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/Hospital-Explorer-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150624234610/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/Hospital-Explorer-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Stravato</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150624234610/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 11:28:33 -0500" title="2015-05-07 11:28"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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