Get ready to Empty the Shelters in Houston at BARC Animal Shelter
| September 30, 2025
That’s what BARC Animal Shelter hopes will happen at the Empty the Shelters event. From Oct. 1-15, BARC Animal Shelter, along with 300+ shelters across 38 states, will be offering reduced adoptions fees through a partnership with BISSELL Pet Foundation.
Rate of uninsured children in TX tops list
| September 30, 2025
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Texas has the highest uninsured rate for children in the nation. That’s according to a report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
How affordable is senior care in Texas? Find out
| September 25, 2025
When older Americans contemplate retirement, and they consider whether to retire in another state, the regional costs of senior care might not cross their minds.
Yet more than 80% of Americans will need long-term care at some point, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Long-term care delivers help with everyday activities, like dressing and eating.
Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
| September 23, 2025
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To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
Houston residents to see increased electricity bill due to CenterPoint Energy cost adjustments
| September 11, 2025
The last thing most Houston residents want to hear is that an already potentially high electric bill could be even higher.