Van Boven vs. the Texas Medical Board … the Sequel

Despite exoneration, Medical Board fails to clear doctor’s name

"...After nearly three years of "temporary restriction" from his medical practice (effectively ending it), the Texas Medical Board finally..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Van Boven vs. the Texas Medical Board: Now At the State's Highest Court

Hearing latest step in doctor's lengthy fight

"...29, Dr. Robert Van Boven will appear before the Texas Supreme Court, in an appeal proceeding of his long-running..."

Sept. 28, 2021 News Post by Michael King

Van Boven vs. the Texas Medical Board

TMB delays exoneration of Lakeway doctor

"...was turned away in his attempt to persuade the Texas Medical Board to consider ratification of the Sept. 15..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Sunset Commission Reports on Texas Medical Board

Follow-up review issues light recommendations

"...Although controversy continues to swirl around the Texas Medical Board concerning its inconsistent regulation of medical practice..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Medical Board Defends Itself

Responding to complaints, agency renews attack on critics and judge

"...of charges of sexual "boundary violations" brought by the Texas Medical Board in response to complaints by two patients,..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Bills Filed to Limit Authority of Texas Medical Board

Van Boven case inspires lawmakers to push for more oversight

"...On March 6, the Texas House Committee on Public Health, chaired by Houston Democrat..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

More Trouble for Medical Board and SOAH

Dr. Van Boven sues TMB staff and hearings agency hemorrhages

"...The fallout continues at the Texas Med­ic­al Board and State Office of Admini­strat­ive Hearings, in..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Medical Board Loses a Case ... and Attacks the Judge

Judge Hunter Burkhalter forced to resign by State Office of Administrative Hearings

"...appeal to a higher court. Not so for the Texas Medical Board – they took aim, successfully, at the..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Van Boven, Medical Board Meet Again

The case heard before the 3rd Court of Appeals, thanks to Attorney General appeal

"...3rd Court of Appeals, on an appeal by the Texas Attorney General's Office on behalf of the Texas Medical..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

At the Capitol, Texas Tries to Catch Up With Cannabis

From medical use to decriminalization to legalization, marijuana seems to have bipartisan support, so what's taking so long?

"...Oklahoma's making Texas look bad. They've got a robust medical marijuana program,..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Bills Grant Texas Doctors Legal Cover to Mislead Pregnant Women

Is the Lege giving doctors a license to lie?

"...However, if two bills pending in the Texas Legislature make it through both chambers, patients who don't..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Case Against Local News Station Goes to Texas Supreme Court

Who's accountable when a source gives false information?

"...are true? Those are among the questions that the Texas Supreme Court will have to answer in a libel..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Does Texas Really Need a Special Session

Save for the sunset bill, does Texas really need a special session?

"...a bill to ensure the continued existence of the Texas Medical Board. On the other, a badge that champions..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Board of Education Brings a New Anti-Sex Circus to Town

Anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates to help revise Texas public schools’ sex education

"...The State Board of Education has anointed anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Hospital District Board

"...with Gardere Wynne & Sewell; assisted in creation of Texas Ethics Commission..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature

Bound For the Board?

A Who's Who of applicants for the hospital district board

"...for the nine slots on the new hospital district board of managers:..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature

MPP: Ready to Roll on Pot in Texas

The Marijuana Policy Project is rolling out a Texas legalization campaign

"...pot decriminalization, touched off a flurry of pot-talk in Texas. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis was asked about pot..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...Everything's bigger in Texas – except for the system that's supposed to provide..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Waterloo Counseling Center Will Become a Program of Texas Health Action Alongside Kind Clinic

THA announces vision to combine sexual and behavioral health services

"...Today Texas Health Action announced Austin’s Waterloo Counseling Center will become..."

Aug. 24, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Austin Environmental Board Chair Dies

Mary Gay Maxwell was 78

"...Mary Gay Maxwell, the chair of the city’s Environmental Board, is dead at age 78 after a head-on collision..."

March 31, 2016 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...to a sleek, state-of-the-art teaching hospital: The Dell Seton Medical Center will stand alongside the University of Texas at..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Will Medicaid Buy a Medical School?

Waiver program could have payoff of hundreds of millions

"...a handful of the region's power brokers: a four-year medical school for the University of Texas at Austin...."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege

Senate speeds this year's abortion bills through Lege

"...Last year, as Texas grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, local abortion assistance group..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SBOE Approves an Evolution in Texas Textbooks

Over loud objections, the State Board of Education voted to approve high school biology textbooks discussing evolution.

"...out to be something of an anticlimax, the State Board of Education voted last week to approve adoption of..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Kirk Watson Resigns From Texas Senate

Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy

"...was reflective with the local press corps at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 18, after the news broke..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last three, or..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Sump vs. Wagner for AISD Board

Vacant D7 seat will be filled for 14 months

"...to the empty District 7 seat on Austin ISD's board of trustees. Both have long histories of volunteerism at..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An HIV Problem at Westlake Medical Center

Patient turned away due to HIV status

"...symptoms forced a visit to The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center, a small regional center he said is well-known..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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