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Harris Health Could Change Fees To Push More Patients Into Obamacare

Carrie Feibel

Posted on August 27, 2015 · The county-taxpayer funded healthcare system is considering the move as a way to handle looming deficits.

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Harris County’s public safety agencies focus on violent crime and conditions in the jail as they’re forced to work with a smaller budget

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Posted on January 24, 2023 · Public safety officials say they have to cover essential services and new mandates passed by lawmakers with dwindling resources.

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HISD Superintendent Millard House II On Mask Mandates & Education Amid COVID (Aug. 10, 2021)

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Posted on August 10, 2021 · House says the district will weigh a mask mandate, which would put the state's largest district at odds with an order from Gov. Greg Abbott. The superintendent joins us to discuss that and other issues facing HISD.

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COVID Threat Level Raised To Red (Aug. 6, 2021)

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Posted on August 6, 2021 · On Friday's show: The county hits its highest threat level for the first time since June 2020, how a local company is helping solve long-cold missing persons cases, and a conversation with legendary R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

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District Attorney Kim Ogg (July 19, 2021)

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Posted on July 19, 2021 · On Monday's show: The latest on the fight against COVID-19 at the area's public hospitals, a conversation with Harris County DA Kim Ogg, and a local veterinarian answers your questions.

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