Health & Science
Texas House Bill Would Provide Contraception To CHIP Recipients, In Effort To Lower Teen Pregnancy Rates
Posted on · The bill would amend the Children’s Health Insurance Program to include things like IUDs and birth control pills.
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Immigration
New Study Reveals How Proposed Public Charge Rules Could Lower Insured Rates For Texas Children
Posted on · A third of all publicly-insured children in Texas have a non-citizen parent, some 1.1 million kids.
Houston Matters
Author Of Report On Texas Children Says State Lawmakers Must Help Families Prosper More
Posted on · Kristie Tingle, a research analyst with the Center for Public Policy Priorities, highlights the need to reform the school finance system and the importance of the 2020 Census.
inDepth
In-Depth: Houston ‘Safety Net’ Clinic Relieved After Congress Funds CHIP
Posted on · The Children's Health Insurance Program has now been funded, for 6 more years. But local clinics still face hurdles, to help those who fall through the cracks of America’s health care system.
News
UPDATE: Schumer, White House Respond To Shutdown By Pointing Fingers
Posted on · President Trump is marking the first anniversary of his inauguration with a government shutdown after funding lapsed at midnight. Lawmakers are back at the Capitol trying to break the impasse.
En Pocas Palabras
EN ESPAÑOL: ‘Dreamers’ y niños de bajos recursos, comodín en las discusiones para mantener abierto el gobierno
Posted on · ¿Qué papel han jugado DACA, la orden ejecutiva que protege a los jóvenes indocumentados de la deportación, y CHIP, el seguro médico para niños de bajos ingresos, en las negociaciones para evitar el cierre del gobierno?
In 59 Seconds
In 59 Seconds: But What Exactly Is A (Partial) Government Shutdown?
Posted on · First things first: Don't panic. This too shall pass.
News
Scramble Is On To Care For Kids If Insurance Coverage Lapses
Posted on · Doctors are telling families to refill prescriptions now. Other physicians are giving away drugs to make sure patients have enough if the Children's Health Insurance Program goes unfunded
News
More Than 50 Civic Groups Urge Congress To Fix DACA, CHIP And Puerto Rico By January 19
Posted on · The Center for American Progress, the ACLU and the NAACP are some of the organizations telling Republican and Democratic leaders those three issues are priorities
News
Texas Has Enough Federal Funds To Keep CHIP Running Through The End Of March
Posted on · State officials submitted a request with the federal government on Nov. 16 for an extra $90 million to support CHIP in the state until February
News
If Congress Doesn’t Fund CHIP, Thousands Of Pregnant Texans Will Lose Health Insurance Too
Posted on · Texas already has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country
News
Texas Will Run Out Of CHIP Money Sooner Than Expected Because Of Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · Advocates say Texas will run out of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program sooner than they thought. The program, which Congress failed to...
Houston Matters
Will Congress Renew CHIP Before Texas Funding Runs Out?
Posted on · Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy. Patrick Bresette, executive director of the Children's Defense Fund’s Texas office, joins us to discuss how the CHIP program works, its history, and what hurdles remain to its reauthorization.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Controversy At Furr H.S., And Reauthorizing CHIP (Oct. 12, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's edition of Houston Matters: We learn the latest on Furr High School's reassigned principal, Dr. Bertie Simmons, who's under scrutiny for her administrative practices. We learn about the fate of the Children's Health Insurance Program. And we meet Brazilian artist Tony Paraná.
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 27: Gun Control, After Vegas
Posted on · "In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'" - Comedian, Robin Williams