A Careless Solution
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 5 CommentsTerrell State Hospital needs help, badly. So why is Texas privatizing the psychiatric facility—and picking a notorious company to run it?
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Quarantining Compassion
by Rachel Pearson / Posted on | 3 CommentsThe Texas policy of subjecting returning doctors and nurses to unnecessary quarantines for Ebola may discourage them from going abroad in the first place.
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Strict Texas Law Makes Ebola Lawsuits Unlikely
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | 6 CommentsTort reform statutes and court rulings protect Texas hospitals from medical malpractice suits, even in situations like the Dallas Ebola cases.
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WTF Friday: I’m Sure It’s Nothing
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 1 CommentThis week’s nutball roundup includes sermon subpoenas, Ebola hysteria, and Jim Hogan asking the big questions, which involve watermelon.
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Report: Foster Care Reforms Will Cost More Money
by Beth Cortez-Neavel / Posted on | 1 CommentA new report concludes that controversial foster care reforms will likely cost Texas more money.
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Texas Nurses Demand Better Training and Equipment to Prevent Ebola’s Spread
by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on | 1 CommentNurses from across the United States, including two Texas hospitals, have joined the call for better, standardized training and safety equipment for the nurses treating Ebola patients.
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Eye On Texas: Jennifer Whitney Captures the Decline of Women’s Health Care
by Jennifer Whitney / Posted on | No CommentsJennifer Whitney documents the effects of cuts to women’s health-care and family-planning funding and access with a focus on the Rio Grande Valley.
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In House Bill 2 Trial, Pro-Lifers Can’t Lose
by Christopher Hooks / Posted on | 2 CommentsThe legal challenges to Texas’ abortion restrictions will amble on for some time: But even if the pro-life coalition loses, it wins.
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The Big Money Behind Greg Abbott’s Intervention in Killer Doc Case
by Saul Elbein / Posted on | 8 CommentsIt is a little hard to believe that the prospect of tort reform fraying around the edges motivates Greg Abbott less than $350,000 in campaign money.
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Foster Care Contractor Pulls Out, Leaving ‘Redesign’ In Doubt
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsCan Texas fix its troubled foster care system without spending more money? The early withdrawal of a major private contractor raises doubts.
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