Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

"...lawmakers on party lines – reallocates the money to health spending, including $15 million as contingency extended Medicaid coverage..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

You Can't Eat Money

"...and toxified air. The only thing future generations will care about is the health of the planet for which..."

April 9, 2019 Postmarks

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...armed with medical misinformation to dissuade women from abortion care – sparked pushback from Democratic lawmakers. The amendment by..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...Alberto Contreras Ramos' older brother took him under his care. But when his brother was murdered after an altercation..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Meet the Texas Lawmaker Working to Ban Conversion Therapy

Rep. Celia Israel on politics, queerness, and transportation

"...learning the ropes – Israel couldn’t imagine a political career of her own. Another decade would pass before she..."

April 2, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Point Austin: Whoop, Whoop, Hooray!

When legislators sneeze, Texans catch colds – or worse

"...is strong to treat the Texas Legislature's whooping cough scare as a revealing symptom of a broader political malaise...."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Council: Can Social Impact Investing End Homelessness?

Catching up with the dais as they bet on success

"...not only the city but also Travis County, Central Health and its Community Care Collabor­ative, and the Episcopal Health..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...abortion doctor "exercises the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...character as a place of refuge for Texans with unhealthy brains for some time...."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood ... Again

Senate committee advances bill targeting Downtown clinic

"...The city has leased the space to the reproductive health provider since 1974, renewing it most recently last November..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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