About 1,500 rural hospitals were eligible to convert to "Rural Emergency Hospitals" beginning in 2020. Researchers at UT Arlington want to take a closer look at the 40 hospitals that entered the program to understand whether it has improved access to care in rural communities.
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Heartbreak for Commerce Tigers in 49-48 playoff loss to Grandview Zebras. QB Aiden Brown shined with 5 TDs. Drama with 4-hour lightning delay and failed 2-point attempt.
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Luke visits again with Larry Weishuhn aka "Mr. Whitetail". Larry recaps a hunt earlier in the week when he took a big mature whitetail. The rut (breeding season) is still in full swing in KETR country! This is a great time to get out and collect your winter's supply of venison and just possibly some giant antlers for the wall!
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Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott's political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states' authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
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The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will now make a final decision on whether Texas can use its new congressional map, which was drawn this summer to benefit Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. The outcome could have a huge impact on which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives in the future.
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Democrats seek to limit who can serve as immigration judges amid layoffs from the administration. And, Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly wins a special House election in Tennessee.
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Bassem Khandaqji entered prison 21 years ago for plotting a deadly bombing in Israel. He left prison as an award-winning novelist.
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Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine's economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses financial and legal risks.
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The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
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The legislation comes after the White House authorized up to 600 military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges and scrapped requirements for them to have immigration law experience.