The financial cost of autism management: Navigating expenses and resources
| April 23, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | diversity | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | equity | FAMILY | funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | lawmakers | laws | politcal | political | politics | TEXAS
While all 50 U.S. states have laws requiring private insurers to cover some level of autism-related care, coverage details vary, and out-of-pocket costs can still be significant, Rula explains.
Telehealth for pets? It’s the cat’s meow, a Texas lawmaker says.
| April 1, 2025
funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | lawmakers | laws | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
Animal health care experts raised concern that telehealth would lead to misdiagnosis and erode what little care already exists in rural Texas.
Making it in DFW: Dallas-founded Ann’s Health Food finds that compassion is good business
| March 26, 2025
Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food & drink | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | LIFESTYLE | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
DFW chain Ann's Health Food Center & Market has survived 41 years by running a compassionate, community-focused business.
‘It’s shameful:’ North Texas veterans respond to Trump’s proposed VA cuts
| March 18, 2025
Protests against the Trump administration’s possible VA cuts took place all across the country on March 14, including at the VA hospital in Dallas.
Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions
| March 18, 2025
ABORTION | CIVIL RIGHTS | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | politcal | political | politics | reproduction rights | state legislature | TEXAS | women's health
This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.