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Tag: Texas’ 29th Congressional District

Politics

Sylvia Garcia Calls for Protecting, Expanding Affordable Health Care

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 4, 2018 · The Democratic State Senator is running to succeed retiring Congressman Gene Green. Her Republican opponent is businessman Phillip Aronoff.

Tags 2018 midterm elections healthcare Phillip Aronoff Senator Sylvia Garcia Texas’ 29th Congressional District

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WATCH: Sylvia Garcia Hints She Might Not Give Up Her Senate Seat Before November

SIERRA JUAREZ, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 19, 2018 · In a live-streamed conversation with The Texas Tribune, state Sen. Sylvia Garcia hints that she doesn’t plan to leave her Senate seat until after her race. Watch some clips or read the recap

Tags Sen. Sylvia Garcia Senate seat sylvia garcia texas Texas’ 29th Congressional District

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Health & Science

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

Caroline Love / Christina Lee

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.

Tags Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health healthcare HHSC medicaid Medicaid waivers science

Health & Science

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

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

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.

Tags abortion debate contraception healthcare texas

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Top Biden health official Rachel Levine in Texas, warns of ‘tipping point’ on anti-trans policies

Bret Jaspers, KERA

Posted on May 2, 2022 · Admiral Rachel Levine, the highest ranking trans person in government, spoke at the annual Out for Health Conference.

Tags health healthcare LGBTQ politics texas transgender

Houston Matters

Delay in Harris County’s primary vote count (March 3, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 3, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Harris County failed to finish the election count on time — a claim the elections administrator denies. So, what's going on and what does it mean? Plus, a conversation with the new chair of the Metro board, and remembering Houston blues musician and band leader Milton Hopkins.

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