The Black mother bias: North Texans want equity in the birth room and boardroom
| April 13, 2026
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH | career | DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | maternal health | parenting | Texas Lead Story
Tenaj Mays of McKinney was in the early stages of her first pregnancy when she first realized her corporate banking job might really be in jeopardy. She knew about the motherhood tax—the indirect punishment put on career women who attempt to straddle work and motherhood. She expected, at least, a temporary pause to her corporate […]
Texas Rep. Jolanda Jones shares her health story on ACA anniversary
| March 26, 2026
State Rep. Jolanda Jones, a Houston Democrat, reflects on the ACA’s 16th anniversary, recalling how a medical emergency once wiped out her savings before the law existed.
At the core of her message: affordable health care is essential for every community.
She was told to say her goodbyes—then Obamacare saved her life
| March 20, 2026
ACA | affordable care act | Affordable Care Act Marketplace | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | obamacare | Texas Lead Story
She was issued a death sentence, but monthslong treatment, covered by insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act, gave her a new life.
‘I guess it’s my time to die’ Why Black mothers in Harris County face higher risks
| February 23, 2026
In 2019, Moriah Ballard lost her son and nearly died herself at Texas Medical Center due to complications with severe preeclampsia. Her heartbreaking story is not uncommon.
A recent report from Harris County Public Health found that Black women in Harris county faced the highest pregnancy-related death rate in the US from 2016 to 2020. Click the link in our bio to learn more.
DHS denies tuberculosis outbreak at Texas
| February 23, 2026
DHS | EXCO-Player | HEALTH | health care | ICE | IMMIGRATION | local politics | old texas | public health | TEXAS
COVID-19. Measles. Tuberculosis. This is what's happening in ICE's Texas detention centers.
What to know about the Texas Medical Center—aka the ‘Medical Mini-City’
| February 20, 2026
baylor college of medicine | Community | EDUCATION | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HTX | HTX-hardgate | medical mini city | Rice University | TEXAS | texas children's hospital | texas medical center
Welcome to the Texas Medical Center, a sprawling campus in south-central Houston just south of the city’s Museum District and rated one of the top places to visit in this city. Composed of 61 medical institutions, the Medical Mini-City, as it’s often called, has the unique distinction of being both the largest medical center and the largest life science destination in the world.