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Houston Matters

Officials Meet In Galveston To Discuss Lessons Learned From Harvey

Posted on October 11, 2017 · Emergency officials and health care experts met Wednesday in Galveston to discuss what lessons could be learned from the Harvey disaster response.

Houston Matters

Full Show: Lessons From Harvey, And Political Roundup (Oct. 11, 2017)

Posted on October 11, 2017 · On Wednesday's edition of Houston Matters: Regional leaders meet to discuss lessons to be learned from Harvey. We engage in our weekly political roundup. We discuss Houston's relationship with its sister cities. And reporter Melissa Del Bosque tells us about her book, Bloodlines.

Affordable Care Act

Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.

Energy & Environment

Manchin, Schumer surprise with deal on climate change, healthcare

Posted on July 28, 2022 · The measure would spend $369 billion on energy and climate change initiatives. These include consumer tax credits and rebates for buying clean-energy vehicles and encouraging home energy efficiency.

Health & Science

Texas doesn’t have enough funding for community-based services for the intellectually disabled

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of Texans who are intellectually and developmentally disabled have applied for home and community-based therapies under the Medicaid Waivers program.

Health & Science

Demand for emergency contraception surges after a leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion on abortion

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Since Monday’s leak of a draft order from the Supreme Court’s reported decision to overturn Roe v Wade, an Austin-based reproductive care and education agency reported more than 700 requests for emergency contraception kits.

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Houston Matters

Officials Meet In Galveston To Discuss Lessons Learned From Harvey

Houston Matters

Full Show: Lessons From Harvey, And Political Roundup (Oct. 11, 2017)

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