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A new school to train mental health professionals might be coming to Houston

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on May 1, 2023 · Lawmakers are considering a proposal from UTHealth to fund a long-term solution to pervasive staffing shortages. 

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Texas Takes Early Steps To Repair Or Replace Its Aged Mental Hospitals

Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 8, 2018 · Texas Health and Human Services officials announced Monday that they are receiving the first $47.7 million to begin needed construction for existing state hospitals, some of which are more than a century old

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Posted on September 6, 2022 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines last week. The shots should better protect people from the most recent COVID-19 variants. 

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