Trump Administration Moves To Penalize Immigrants For Using Government Benefits
Omolara Uwemedimo says it's hard to imagine what her parents, who immigrated to New York from Nigeria decades ago, would have done if they had had to choose between food stamps and getting their green...
View ArticleLife-Threatening Heart Attack Leaves Teacher With $108,951 Bill
Editor's note: Shortly after this story by Kaiser Health News and NPR was published and broadcast on Monday, St. David's said it was now willing to accept $782.29 to resolve the $108,951 balance...
View ArticleTexas Nurse Loses Job After Apparently Posting About Patient In Anti-Vaxxer...
A hospital in Texas has cut ties with a nurse who apparently posted about a young patient with the measles in a Facebook group dedicated to "anti-vaxxers," people who reject the scientific evidence of...
View ArticleHis $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Now Down To $332 After NPR Told His Story
A Texas hospital that charged a teacher $108,951 for care after a 2017 heart attack told the patient Thursday it would slash the bill to $332.29 — but not before a story about the huge charge sparked a...
View ArticleMeet Patrice Harris, The President-Elect Of The American Medical Association
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Patrice A. Harris, MD, a psychiatrist and president-elect of the American Medical Association . She'll serve for a...
View ArticlePlans To Shut Down Sendero, Austin's Nonprofit Health Insurance Company, Are...
Travis County commissioners have decided to push back a decision on whether Central Health should shut down its nonprofit health insurance company, known as Sendero. They said they will wait to vote...
View ArticlePharmacist On Meeting The Needs Of An Underserved Community
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Albert D. Chester, owner of New Town Pharmacy and founder and director of Capstone Institute , both located in...
View ArticleWas This May One Of Austin’s Rainiest Ever? It Depends On Your Part Of Town
Rainfall totals in Austin last month varied sharply depending on where you were standing. Camp Mabry, Austin's main weather station, saw little more than 7 inches of rain. Austin's airport, meanwhile,...
View ArticleCity Staff Ask For More Time, Direction On Austin's Plan To Set Up Homeless...
The delay comes after controversy surrounding the list of proposed sites and passage of a bill that would ban camps on parkland without the state's approval.
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Passed Changes To Prevent More Blackouts. Experts Say It's...
After February's deadly power outages, new legislation would mandate winterizing parts of the state's energy system. But lawmakers took a pass on major market reforms to make the grid more resilient.
View Article¿Fue Este Mayo Uno De Los Más Lluviosos En La Historia De Austin? Depende En...
La precipitación total el mes pasado fue distinta en diferentes puntos de la ciudad. Camp Mabry, la principal estación meteorológica de Austin, registró alrededor de 7 pulgadas de lluvia. En el...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Report Estimates Winter Storm Deaths At Least Triple That Of Texas’...
The news organization used a statistical model to account for the “medically vulnerable” whose deaths may not have been attributed directly to the storm.
View ArticleWeeks After Deadline, Mexico’s Congress Still Hasn’t Passed Law On Marijuana...
The proposed law follows a Mexican Supreme Court ruling three years ago that said banning recreational marijuana was unconstitutional. But many are divided about the law’s provisions.
View ArticleProsecutors With Travis, Williamson Counties Will Work Together On Javier...
"Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient — and ideally expeditious — path to justice," Ambler's family said in a...
View Article'Is This Black Media Renaissance Real?' With Ya'Ke Smith
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Ya'Ke Smith, associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and an associate professor of film at the University of...
View ArticleAnderson High School Uses Flashlights, Megaphone To Continue Graduation After...
Seniors had to get creative during their 2021 graduation ceremony when the electricity went out.
View ArticleMany In Galveston Welcome Carnival’s Plans To Resume Cruises
The cruise industry is testing the waters with “simulated cruises” to determine how a voyage would work under CDC-approved safety restrictions.
View ArticleAustin Plans New Tactic Against Dog-Killing Algae: Starve It Out
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, is a potent neurotoxin. In 2019 it killed several dogs in Lady Bird Lake. It has since been detected in other lakes and, most recently, killed two dogs in Lake...
View ArticleAustin Raises Property Tax Exemption For Older, Disabled Homeowners; Gives...
The homestead exemption for older and disabled residents will be raised from the current value, $88,000, to an amount not to exceed $113,000.
View ArticleConcejo De Austin Da Aprobación Inicial A Medida Que Reduciría Los Impuestos...
El descuento en los impuestos a la propiedad para dueños con discapacidades o de la tercera edad aumentó. El concejo de Austin también dio aprobación preliminar a otra medida que reduciría la carga...
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