Some of Texas' largest buyers of health care provided insight into what might be driving higher health care costs. The House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability concluded its two-day public hearing Friday.
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The Eloise House program provides sexual assault forensic exams and medical care for survivors. The evidence collected from the exams is used by Austin police and district attorneys to investigate and prosecute sexual violence cases.
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Luke`s guest this week is veteran guide Tony Parker (903-348-1619). Tony was the first guide to tap into Lake Cooper's awesome white bass and hybrid striper fishing years ago. After a few years off the water, TONY IS BACK. Tune in this week and get a very current on the great fishing underway at Lake Cooper.
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A Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction allowed the sale of hemp flower and concentrates and blocking sharply higher state fees charged to businesses that make and sell hemp products.
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John Marck and Arthur Jones, both currently with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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A Harris County grand jury this week elevated the criminal charge against Gonzalo Leon Jr., a 43-year-old man who is accused of killing Julian Guzman last August.
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The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump.
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The American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.
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The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step.
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The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis.
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The vast majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — say there should be age caps for members of Congress, as well as term limits, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll.