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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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8 people allegedly affiliated with Houston woman in illegal abortion case indicted, Paxton says

The announcement of more arrests in the case championed by Paxton comes a month after Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife who operated the clinics, was indicted on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations that she performed illegal abortions at the Waller County clinics.

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Houston Public Media May 21, 2025

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/

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Proposal to clarify when Texas doctors can perform life-saving abortions faces critical vote

Texas banned all abortions three years ago, with a narrow exception that allows doctors to terminate a pregnancy only to save a pregnant patient’s life.

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Houston Public Media Apr 29, 2025

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/

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Texas poised to ask voters to approve $3 billion to study dementia

Both chambers voted earlier this session to create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, to study dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other brain conditions. Modeled after Texas’ cancer institute, the new initiative was a priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and received bipartisan support from the majority of lawmakers.

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journalist Feb 14, 2025

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

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Houston Public Media Jan 27, 2025

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/

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Federal prosecutors dismiss criminal charges against former Texas Children’s Hospital doctor

Dr. Ethan Haim, 34, was facing a four-count indictment after prosecutors alleged that he leaked documents to a conservative activist about the hospital's gender-transition services for minors, according to court documents.

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Houston Public Media Apr 8, 2024

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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How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent

Texas is in the minority of states that requires parental consent before a teenager can get birth control, in virtually all circumstances.

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