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Eight people affiliated with Houston-area health clinics accused of providing illegal abortions and operating without licenses were indicted, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/08/532893/8-people-affiliated-with-houston-woman-in-illegal-abortion-case-indicted-paxton-says/

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The House is slated to vote on a bill to clarify Texas’ near-total abortion ban Wednesday, after it passed the Senate unanimously last month.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/05/21/521910/proposal-to-clarify-when-texas-doctors-can-perform-life-saving-abortions-faces-critical-vote/

#HealthScience #Healthcare #News #AbortionBan #TexasHealth #TexasHouse #TexasSenate

Texas voters will likely get a chance to decide whether to spend $3 billion in state funds on dementia research after the House preliminarily approved Senate Joint Resolution 3 on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/04/29/520003/texas-poised-to-ask-voters-to-approve-3-billion-to-study-dementia/

#HealthScience #News #SenateJointResolution #TexasHealth #TexasHouse #TexasVoters

Measles Crisis in Texas: A Call to Action for Public Health Professionals

The recent measles outbreak in Texas highlights the critical importance of vaccination rates and public health strategies. With 24 reported cases in West Texas, it's clear that we face a significant challenge.

Key insights:
• 285 measles cases reported in the US in 2022
• 93% effective against measles after one dose

https://journaland.blogspot.com/2025/02/breaking-down-measles-crisis-in-texas.html

#PublicHealth #MeaslesOutbreak #VaccinationRates #TexasHealth

Federal prosecutors on Friday dismissed charges against a Texas doctor accused of illegally obtaining and sharing patients' health information from Texas Children's Hospital.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/01/27/511960/federal-prosecutors-dismiss-criminal-charges-against-former-texas-childrens-hospital-doctor/

#HealthScience #News #HoustonHospitals #TexasChildrensHospital #TexasHealth #USAttorneySOffice

Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/04/08/482749/how-texas-teens-lost-the-one-program-that-allowed-birth-control-without-parental-consent/

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