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Advocates and lawmakers warn the state health agency's decision to delay releasing the annual report will further harm women—and make it harder to enact necessary laws in 2027.
The Railroad Commission has rolled back rules that once prohibited producers from storing liquid hydrocarbons in geological formations across the state, despite risks to aquifers.
Seeing a “disturbing” decrease in clients and callers amid COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, some domestic violence shelters in rural counties worry this is just the “calm before the storm.”
The state health department is including some antibody test results in its case totals, potentially clouding information on the current spread of the virus.
Texas' frequent eligibility checks for kids on Medicaid are on hold during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Observer identified at least nine Texas counties where current prison cases make up more than 10 percent of the total COVID-19 cases in the county.
More than 100 Texas counties—many with limited medical resources—will be able to reopen businesses to 50 percent capacity on Friday.
Texas blood banks and the Red Cross are actively recruiting donors but remain thwarted by a lack of antibody tests.
So far, more than 100 cases have been reported in counties with only one—or no—licensed physician.
Many counties with limited medical resources—including no primary care physicians—now have COVID-19 cases.