Topic: Health Reform and Texas

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} catch(e){ } </script> </div> <h1 id="logo"><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/logo.png" width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2012-05-27T10:50:06.735613">Sunday, May 27, 2012</time> </header> <section id="site_content" class="content bare"> <ul class="breadcrumbs clearfix"> <li><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/">Topics</a></li> <li>Category: <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/">Health</a></li> </ul> <header class="auxiliary clearfix"> <aside class="fb float_right"><fb:like show_faces="false" width="300" action="recommend"></fb:like></aside> <h1>Topic: Health Reform and Texas</h1> </header> <div class="grid three_columns clearfix"> <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" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=10" class="page">10</a></li><li><a href="?page=11" class="page">11</a></li><li><a href="?page=12" class="page">12</a></li><li><a href="?page=13" class="page">13</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> <section class="folder column float_right"> <section class="tab"> <hgroup> <h1>Tribpedia</h1> </hgroup> <section class="contents text"> <span class="inline"> <p>The health care reform in Washington sparked impassioned debate in Texas, a state that has the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-jacob_15edi.State.Edition1.67d121.html">highest percentage of uninsured residents</a>, but is led by Republicans who staunchly oppose the legislation.</p> <p>Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is one of more than a dozen Republican attorneys general who has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6925186.html">filed suit against the federal government</a>, seeking to halt the measure's ...</p> </span> <p><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/about/">Read More...</a></p> </section> </section> </section> <section class="cells"> <div class="column main"> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/uttt-poll-everybody-hates-congress/">UT/TT Poll: Little Love for Legislative Branch</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/" class="author">Ross Ramsey</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-24T06:00:00"> May 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/uttt-poll-everybody-hates-congress/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/uttt-poll-everybody-hates-congress/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-TT-Poll-Thurs-Policy-.123_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-TT-Poll-Thurs-Policy-.123_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texans dislike Congress and rank the courts as their favorite branch of government. They're also hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn all or part of the federal health care law. At the state level, very few think public schools are improving, and a small majority said the state spends too little money on education.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/uttt-poll-everybody-hates-congress/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/states-medicaid-chief-retiring/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Billy-Millwee_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Billy-Millwee_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/states-medicaid-chief-retiring/">State's Medicaid Chief Retiring</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-21T10:08:08"> May 21, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=40886&staff=3492">Billy Millwee</a><span>, who oversees the state's giant </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/about/">Medicaid</a><span> and Children's Health Insurance programs, will retire in August. </span><span>He has directed the health coverage plans, which account for nearly a quarter of the state's total budget, since early 2010.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/states-medicaid-chief-retiring/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-declines-funds-health-coverage-education/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasHealthCare_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasHealthCare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-declines-funds-health-coverage-education/">TDI Won't Seek Federal Funds to Prolong Health Program </a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Minjae Park <li><time datetime="2012-05-18T16:10:41"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-declines-funds-health-coverage-education/comments/" title="">10 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In its latest rejection of federal dollars, Texas will not reapply for a grant to keep operating a program <span>that helps consumers enroll in health coverage and file complaints and appeals against health plans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-declines-funds-health-coverage-education/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-economy/economy/on-the-records-economic-impact-of-using-more-nurse/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NursingMapApp_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NursingMapApp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-economy/economy/on-the-records-economic-impact-of-using-more-nurse/">On the Records: Expanded Nursing Could Boost Economy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a> and Minjae Park <li><time datetime="2012-05-14T11:44:09"> May 14, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-economy/economy/on-the-records-economic-impact-of-using-more-nurse/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Expanding the role of advanced practice nurses in the next legislative session would add nearly 100,000 permanent jobs to the current Texas economy, according to a new report by economist Ray Perryman. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-economy/economy/on-the-records-economic-impact-of-using-more-nurse/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <div class="video"> <div class="youtube_player" tt_url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fylyMZiWfjY" tt_screencap="http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/FertileGround-B1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" style="background: url(https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/FertileGround-B1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg) no-repeat scroll 50% 50%; background-size: cover;"> <div class="placeholder"></div> </div> </div> <div class="photo_caption"><p>In part two of "Fertile Ground," our occasional series on the battle over family planning, we go to West Texas to look at a fight that has centered on Planned Parenthood.</p></div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/reproductive-health/video-texas-vs-planned-parenthood-/">Video: Texas vs. Planned Parenthood </a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/thanh-tan/" class="author">Thanh Tan</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T06:00:00"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/reproductive-health/video-texas-vs-planned-parenthood-/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In part two of "Fertile Ground," our occasional series on the battle over family planning, we go to West Texas to look at a fight that has centered on Planned Parenthood.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/reproductive-health/video-texas-vs-planned-parenthood-/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/interim-lawmakers-discuss-mental-health-reform/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Nelson2CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Chairman of Health & Human Services, Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at a committee meeting on May 3, 2011." width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Nelson2CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chairman of Health & Human Services, Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at a committee meeting on May 3, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chairman of Health & Human Services, Sen Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, at a committee meeting on May 3, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/interim-lawmakers-discuss-mental-health-reform/">Officials Testify About Gaps in Mental Health Services</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/thanh-tan/" class="author">Thanh Tan</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-09T22:26:58"> May 9, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/interim-lawmakers-discuss-mental-health-reform/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Officials said Wednesday at a state Senate committee hearing that Texas' mental health system remains underfunded and that waits for care are getting longer for many in the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/interim-lawmakers-discuss-mental-health-reform/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-shortage-health-care-providers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CareDataApp_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CareDataApp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-shortage-health-care-providers/">Interactive: Mapping Access to Health Care in Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-08T12:00:00"> May 8, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Health care providers are lacking across the vast expanses of rural Texas, and the problem could be worsening. <span>The Tribune created an interactive map to illustrate just how few physicians there are in some parts of the state.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-shortage-health-care-providers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/records-feds-award-61-million-health-care/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-PerryInsurance-011_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Texas resident Shantell Keller cannot afford insurance and does not qualify for Medicaid. For years, she has avoided seeking treatment for a variety of mounting health problems. Thanks to reduced rates at the federally qualified health service provider Lone Star Circle of Health in Georgetown, she is now able to afford co-payments for occasional visits to a family practice clinic." width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-PerryInsurance-011_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Texas resident Shantell Keller cannot afford insurance and does not qualify for Medicaid. For years, she has avoided seeking treatment for a variety of mounting health problems. Thanks to reduced rates at the federally qualified health service provider Lone Star Circle of Health in Georgetown, she is now able to afford co-payments for occasional visits to a family practice clinic." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas resident Shantell Keller cannot afford insurance and does not qualify for Medicaid. For years, she has avoided seeking treatment for a variety of mounting health problems. Thanks to reduced rates at the federally qualified health service provider Lone Star Circle of Health in Georgetown, she is now able to afford co-payments for occasional visits to a family practice clinic.</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/records-feds-award-61-million-health-care/">On the Records: $61 Million Awarded for Health Centers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-01T10:29:19"> May 1, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/records-feds-award-61-million-health-care/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The federal government awarded Texas $61 million today for new and improved community health centers across the state.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/records-feds-award-61-million-health-care/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/many-texans-receive-big-rebates-insurers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/KaiserFoundation_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/KaiserFoundation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/many-texans-receive-big-rebates-insurers/">Study: Texas Tops Health Insurance Rebate List</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Susannah Jacob <li><time datetime="2012-04-26T10:00:00"> April 26, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/many-texans-receive-big-rebates-insurers/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas consumers and businesses could get $186 million in rebates from health insurers under a requirement of the Affordable Care Act, according a study by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.kff.org/">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/many-texans-receive-big-rebates-insurers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-life-expectancy-totals/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LifeExpectancyApp_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LifeExpectancyApp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-life-expectancy-totals/">Interactive Map: Updated Life Expectancy Figures</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/" class="author">Ryan Murphy</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-25T12:00:00"> April 25, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/">Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation</a><span> at the University of Washington has released its newest county-by-county life expectancy estimates — and we've culled them for Texas. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-life-expectancy-totals/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/david-callender-tt-interview/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UTMB-Pres_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UTMB-Pres_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/david-callender-tt-interview/">David Callender: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-24T10:00:00"> April 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The president of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.utmb.edu/">University of Texas Medical Branch</a> in Galveston on how his institution has recovered from Hurricane Ike and the institution's role in the state's future higher-education landscape.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/david-callender-tt-interview/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/comptroller-of-public-accounts/hbo-obesity-series-showing-texas-schools-debuts/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WeightOfTheNation_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WeightOfTheNation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/comptroller-of-public-accounts/hbo-obesity-series-showing-texas-schools-debuts/">HBO Obesity Series Showing Texas Schools Debuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Minjae Park <li><time datetime="2012-04-24T06:00:00"> April 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/comptroller-of-public-accounts/hbo-obesity-series-showing-texas-schools-debuts/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Part of an HBO documentary series on obesity was screened Monday in Austin. Comptroller<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-combs/"> Susan Combs</a>, who appears in the series, emphasized at the screening that parents need to take charge of their children's health.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/comptroller-of-public-accounts/hbo-obesity-series-showing-texas-schools-debuts/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB0364_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning." width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB0364_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning.</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/">Planned Parenthood Branches Vote to Merge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-18T13:07:54"> April 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED:</strong> The boards of three regional Planned Parenthood branches — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/north-texas/">North Texas</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppwaco/">Central Texas</a> and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppaustin/">Capital Region</a> — have voted to merge, forming a $29 million-per-year mega-organization with 26 clinics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-redistricting/redistricting/abbott-fights-feds-tax-dollars/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXTRIB-ABBOTT-002_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXTRIB-ABBOTT-002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-redistricting/redistricting/abbott-fights-feds-tax-dollars/">Abbott Stands By Legal Fights With Feds</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Ted Oberg, KTRK-TV <li><time datetime="2012-04-17T20:16:49"> April 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-redistricting/redistricting/abbott-fights-feds-tax-dollars/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> defends the lawsuits he has pending against the federal government amid criticism that he's wasting taxpayer money, reports Ted Oberg of Houston's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/channel?section=news/state&id=7102351">KTRK-TV</a>, a media partner of the Trib.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-redistricting/redistricting/abbott-fights-feds-tax-dollars/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/cost-texas-lawsuits-versus-the-federal-government/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/INT-TxVsFed_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/INT-TxVsFed_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/cost-texas-lawsuits-versus-the-federal-government/">Interactive: Cost of Texas vs. the Federal Government</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-17T06:00:00"> April 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This interactive breaks down the costs of the lawsuits that Texas Attorney General </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/" data-tooltip="/directory/greg-abbott/quicklook/">Greg Abbott</a><span> has brought against the federal government.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/cost-texas-lawsuits-versus-the-federal-government/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-4912/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TRIBWEEK_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Tribweek 04092012" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TRIBWEEK_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tribweek 04092012" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tribweek 04092012</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-4912/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 4/9/12</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/" class="author">Evan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-14T06:00:00"> April 14, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Aaronson <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-medicaid-pharmacy-access-enrollment/" target="_blank">maps</a></span> Medicaid patients' access to pharmacies, Aguilar on <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-mexico-border-news/texas-mexico-border/mexicans-seeking-refuge-come-together-speak-out/" target="_blank">Mexicans</a></span> in exile, Batheja on an unlikely <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/garcias-congressional-campaign-may-impact-burnam/" target="_blank">threat</a> to a veteran lawmaker's re-election, Galbraith and Murphy interactively track <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-reservoir-levels/" target="_blank">reservoir</a> levels around the state, Grissom on the ringleaders who rule the state's largest youth <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-youth-commission/report-youths-wield-control-states-largest-lockup/" target="_blank">lockup</a>, Hamilton on how much Texas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/rice-university-tops-state-list-professors-salarie/" target="_blank">professors</a> are paid, Ramsey on who's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/texas-legislature/whos-conservative-new-group-ranks-lawmakers/" target="_blank">conservative</a>, Ramshaw and Tan on the latest <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/planned-parenthood-sues-halt-exclusion-program/" target="_blank">Planned Parenthood</a> kerfuffle, Root on what Santorum's exit means for the Texas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/texas-irrelevant-once-again-gop-contest/" target="_blank">primary</a>, and parts <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/south-dallas-same-school-different-district/" target="_blank">4</a> (by M. Smith) and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/video-death-of-a-district-/" target="_blank">5</a> (by Tan and Dehn) of our series on school district closures: The best of our best content from April 9-13, 2012.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-4912/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/health-and-human-services-commission/texas-dental-board-accused-ineptitude/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dental-Instruments_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dental-Instruments_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/health-and-human-services-commission/texas-dental-board-accused-ineptitude/">Texas Dental Board is Accused of Ineptitude</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-12T06:00:00"> April 12, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/health-and-human-services-commission/texas-dental-board-accused-ineptitude/comments/" title="">11 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.tsbde.state.tx.us/">Texas State Board of Dental Examiners</a> was accused of ineptitude Wednesday during a House Public Health Committee hearing. But some said <span>the board lacks the resources to do its job well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/health-and-human-services-commission/texas-dental-board-accused-ineptitude/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-medicaid-pharmacy-access-enrollment/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Medicaid-TexasDataApp_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Medicaid-TexasDataApp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-medicaid-pharmacy-access-enrollment/">Interactive: Mapping Medicaid Patients' Pharmacy Access</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-10T12:00:00"> April 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use this interactive map to compare Medicaid patients’ access to pharmacies across the state.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-medicaid-pharmacy-access-enrollment/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-polling/inside-intelligence/inside-intelligence-about-next-summer/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo_1_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-polling/inside-intelligence/inside-intelligence-about-next-summer/">Inside Intelligence: About Next Summer... </a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/" class="author">Ross Ramsey</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-03T12:00:00"> April 3, 2012 (March 29, 2012 for <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">Subscribers</a>) </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>For this week's nonscientific survey of the state's political and government insiders, we asked about their current assessment of the presidential race, federal health care, prosecutor accountability, and whether the governor could wind up on the national ticket.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-polling/inside-intelligence/inside-intelligence-about-next-summer/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-businesses-wary-health-care-reform/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-businesses-wary-health-care-reform/">Report: Texas Businesses Wary of Health Care Reform</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Minjae Park <li><time datetime="2012-04-03T11:00:00"> April 3, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-businesses-wary-health-care-reform/comments/" title="">11 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas businesses are skeptical of the federal health care law, according to a report released by the comptroller's office. Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said the law will be bad for business.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/texas-businesses-wary-health-care-reform/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-32611/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek-03262012_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek-03262012_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-32611/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 3/26/11</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/" class="author">Evan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-03-31T06:00:00"> March 31, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-32611/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Aaronson interactively <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/data/library/map-texas-medicaid-providers/" target="_blank">maps</a> Texas Medicaid providers, Aguilar talks legalization with the head of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-courts/texas-judicial-system/texas-tribune-interview-ethan-nadelmann/" target="_blank">Drug Policy Alliance</a>, Galbraith on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-environmental-news/water-supply/texas-farmers-watered-crops-knowing-they-wouldnt-g/" target="_blank">farmers</a> watering what they know won't grow, Grisson sits down with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-dept-criminal-justice/michael-morton/michael-morton-talks-about-ordeal-plans-future/" target="_blank">exoneree</a> Michael Morton, Hamilton on the elusive $10,000 college <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/whos-wants-10k-degree/" target="_blank">degree</a></span>, Murphy et al. update the 2012 election <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/election-2012/" target="_blank">brackets</a>, Ramsey on Bill Ratliff's frank <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/budget/bill-ratliff-free-speak-his-mind/" target="_blank">budget</a> analysis, Ramshaw on a hospital where the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/victoria-hospital-wont-hire-very-obese-workers/" target="_blank">overweight</a> need not apply, Root on Joe Straus' primary <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/house-speaker-faces-fresh-challenge-right/" target="_blank">opponent</a> and Tan rounds up reactions to the Supreme Court's health care <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/overview-scotus-looks-affordable-care-act-case/" target="_blank">hearings</a>: The best of our best content from March 26-30, 2012.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-local-news/tribweek/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-32611/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/overview-scotus-looks-affordable-care-act-case/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/overview-scotus-looks-affordable-care-act-case/">Overview: SCOTUS Looks at Affordable Care Act Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/thanh-tan/" class="author">Thanh Tan</a><li><time datetime="2012-03-29T06:00:00"> March 29, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Here's a final roundup of Texas reactions to the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/overview-scotus-looks-affordable-care-act-case/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/video-texas-banking-health-care-reform-law-repeal/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/cap-KTRK_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/cap-KTRK_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/video-texas-banking-health-care-reform-law-repeal/">Video: Texas Banking on Health Care Reform Repeal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Ted Oberg, KTRK-TV <li><time datetime="2012-03-28T19:43:53"> March 28, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/video-texas-banking-health-care-reform-law-repeal/comments/" title="">5 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas has spent its energy fighting federal health reform, not working to implement it. So what happens if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds it? In partnership with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/index">KTRK-TV</a>'s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/index">Ted Oberg</a> reports.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/video-texas-banking-health-care-reform-law-repeal/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-125/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcast_2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcast_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-125/">The Weekly TribCast: Episode 125</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-03-28T17:55:00"> March 28, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Reeve, Emily, Jay and Kate talk about a Texas hospital that won't hire obese workers, Texas farmers watering crops that won't grow, and the primary challenge for the Speaker of the Texas House.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-125/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/texas-minority-cancer-awareness-month-kicks-today/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Chemo-Cancer_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Chemo-Cancer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/texas-minority-cancer-awareness-month-kicks-today/">First Minority Cancer Month Highlights Disparities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by Paul Theobald <li><time datetime="2012-03-28T17:17:28"> March 28, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/texas-minority-cancer-awareness-month-kicks-today/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Lawmakers and health care advocates gathered today to kick off the state's first annual <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://texaslegislativeblackcaucus.com/2012/03/april-is-minority-cancer-awareness-month/">Minority Cancer Awareness Month</a>, designated in the last legislative session to bring awareness to racial disparities in cancer survival. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/texas-minority-cancer-awareness-month-kicks-today/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="column gap"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/day-3-supreme-court-looks-affordable-care-act-case/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="176"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ACA-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/day-3-supreme-court-looks-affordable-care-act-case/">Day 3: Supreme Court Looks at Affordable Care Act Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separate separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/thanh-tan/" class="author">Thanh Tan</a><li><time datetime="2012-03-28T06:00:00"> March 28, 2012 </time></li><li class="icon comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527155303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/health-reform-and-texas/day-3-supreme-court-looks-affordable-care-act-case/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>This <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527155303/http://storify.com/">Storify</a> timeline summarizes reaction to the second day of the Supreme Court's hearings on federal health care reform. 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