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Tag: Department of Health and Human Services

Winter Storm Uri Anniversary

One year later, many question the ‘official’ number of deaths linked to the Texas blackout

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on February 15, 2022 · There may be many deaths that have yet to be recognized. One statistician recommends the state commission an independent review.

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Immigration

Biden Administration To House Unaccompanied Migrant Children At San Antonio, El Paso Military Bases

Maria Mendez, TPR / Joey Palacios, TPR

Posted on March 25, 2021 · The Department of Defense approved a request to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at its Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and at El Paso’s Fort Bliss.

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Health & Science

Number Of Texans Hospitalized By COVID-19 Drops Below 4,000 For The First Time Since October

Associated Press

Posted on March 16, 2021 · The Texas Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reported 3,980 hospitalizations.

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News

‘Going To Be Very Disturbing’: Fauci Warns Coronavirus Cases Could Reach 100K A Day

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR / Kelsey Snell, NPR / Alana Wise, NPR

Posted on June 30, 2020 · The Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions convened Tuesday to address plans to reopen schools and workplaces amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Immigration

Government Plans Dramatic Expansion Of Migrant Child Shelters

John Burnett, NPR

Posted on July 3, 2019 · The government wants to avoid the kind of scandal that occurred in Clint, Texas, where scores of immigrant children were warehoused together.

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Immigration

Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas

John Burnett, NPR

Posted on December 19, 2018 · In a surprise policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to speed the vetting of sponsors so that more migrant children can be released from custody.

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Healthcare

Clinics In Low-Income Houston Neighborhoods Sue For Continued Funding

Davis Land

Posted on January 4, 2018 · Central Care's loss of the grant has ignited fears that some currently serviced by the network will no long be able to access healthcare

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How greed and lax regulation may have helped spur the February 2021 power failures

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 17, 2023 · Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses the role pipeline operators and traders may have played during the freezing weather and walks us through lawsuits filed in the 2.5 years since, all of which is outlined in his four-part series for the paper.

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Infrastructure

ERCOT can’t be sued over power grid failures during 2021 winter storm, Texas Supreme Court rules

Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 26, 2023 · The all-Republican court narrowly found that the nonprofit corporation operating the state’s electrical grid qualifies for sovereign immunity, which protects government entities from lawsuits.

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I SEE U, Episode 75: An Injustice To Remain Silent with Clean Energy Researcher Roishetta Ozane

Eddie Robinson

Posted on February 17, 2023 · Environmental justice advocate, Roishetta Ozane, reveals the social challenges in addressing the impacts of climate change, as devastating storms and a booming industrial buildout continue to engulf Southwest Louisiana—while leaving susceptible communities of color to fend for themselves.

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Houston homes continue to recover from damage caused by hard freeze

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 2, 2023 · Local plumbers say sprinkler systems and other exposed outdoor water lines took the brunt of the damage during the latest cold snap in Houston, when temperatures were below freezing for about 36 hours from Dec. 22-24.

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