Here’s a look at the top health and human services storylines The Texas Tribune tracked this year.
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Health care
Texas officially kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid
Texas health officials on Tuesday delivered a final legal notice to nix the funding Planned Parenthood receives through the Medicaid program.
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State Government
Federal health officials issue Zika warning for Brownsville
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging pregnant women to avoid Brownsville if they can and for those visiting the area to be tested for the virus, which is known to cause birth defects.
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Health care
Center for Reproductive Rights sues Texas over fetal remains rule
The center had pledged in August to take legal action if the new fetal remains rules were adopted.
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Health care
Texas officials confirm 4 more locally transmitted Zika cases
State and local officials have identified four more locally transmitted cases of Zika in Cameron County, weeks after the first such case in Texas was reported there.
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Government Salaries Explorer adds Fort Worth, updates University of Houston
We’ve updated the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer with new data for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Houston’s campuses and system offices. The city of Fort Worth is a new addition.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration detention centers will continue operating despite judge’s ruling
Two immigration detention centers in Texas will continue their day-to-day operations despite a Travis County judge’s ruling last week that denied the facilities state licenses.
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Health care
Funeral directors anxious over fetal remains rules
New Texas regulations requiring cremation or burial of fetal remains will probably be more expensive than state health officials predict, funeral directors say.
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Health care
House Speaker Joe Straus vows to reverse cuts to disabled children’s therapy services
In a wide-ranging interview with the Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith, House Speaker Joe Straus shed light on his priorities for state lawmakers.
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Health care
Texas argues it can fix foster care without judge’s oversight
A new legal filing from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has put Texas leaders in a delicate position of conceding problems in foster care but arguing against a federal judge’s proposed reforms.
