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Houston Museum of Natural Science partners with Buc-ee’s to send hundreds of solar eclipse kits to Texas school districts

Posted on · The iconic roadside mega gas station funded an initiative to send solar eclipse educational tools like lesson plans, classroom activities, virtual programs and educator training materials to participating districts around Texas free of charge.

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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan led efforts to improve health-care access. His district still struggles.

Posted on · State Rep. Dade Phelan has made health care a priority as Texas House speaker, reflecting his district’s chronic health gaps. But like most Republicans, he’s never backed full Medicaid expansion. GOP resistance could harden after elections.

Demonstrators march and gather near the state capitol following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.

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Texas Medical Board provides rules for how doctors can navigate Texas abortion laws. Some say it still leaves many questions.

Posted on · Under the proposed rule, doctors would have to use their judgment and document to the Texas Medical Board why they believe an abortion is necessary. But some say the TMB could give clearer guidelines to the Texas medical community.

A demonstrator holds a sign in support of the Affordable Care Act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last November. On Thursday, the justices did just that.

Affordable Care Act

Texas enrollment in the Affordable Care Act hits record 3.3 million

Posted on · Most of the Texas Republican House delegation, including the entire Houston GOP contingent, is backing a fresh effort to defund the program, which marks its 14th anniversary on Saturday.