Middle-aged homeless people often have health issues typically seen among much older populations and their mental health needs often remain untreated because the existing healthcare infrastructure is too small to meet the need.
Madlin Mekelburg
Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the Houston Chronicle as both a metro intern in Houston and as an intern in their Austin bureau covering the Texas Legislature.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Requests 60 Percent Rate Hikes
The state’s largest insurer has proposed rate increases of 57 percent and 59 percent for plans it offers on the healthcare exchanges, saying it has lost money on exchange patients in past years.
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First Texan Gets Transplant With “Refurbished’’ Lung
This spring, the first patient in Texas received a transplant using a lung that was tested and refurbished with new technology known as ex-vivo lung perfusion.
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The Brief: Justice Willett Speaks of Tie Votes on High Court
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, one of Donald Trump’s potential Supreme Court nominees, has a plethora of experience dealing with an issue that’s plagued the nation’s highest court of late – the tie vote.
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The Brief: Trump University Left Texas After Investigation
Amid heightened scrutiny of the business practices at Trump University, an investigation by then Attorney General Greg Abbott six years ago is likewise drawing second looks by media outlets across the state.
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Abbott Rallies Governors Against Lifting Iran Sanctions
Also, Land Commissioner George P. Bush will lead the state GOP’s 2016 Victory fundraising efforts and the state launches a $2 million effort to raise awareness on the Zika virus.
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The Brief: Abbott Calls for End of State Agency “Severance”
Gov. Greg Abbott and Comptroller Glenn Hegar ordered state agencies to stop using “emergency leave” to compensate departing employees – essentially granting them severance.
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The Brief: Legislature Could Enter Bathroom Debate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick went on the offensive Tuesday, unveiling a number of measures against local guidelines for transgender students that mirror a federal directive from the Obama administration.
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The Bookshelf: June 1, 2016
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Frackopoly.
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The Q&A: Samuel Brody
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Samuel Brody, a professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at the Texas A&M University at Galveston.