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Dallas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved Parkland Health’s $3.1 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. For the first time since 2019 the safety net hospital system didn't lower its tax rate, in anticipation of possible future funding losses.

Texas health officials are asking for public input for the state’s application for a new federal rural health program. People can submit their comments through Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Demolition of the long-vacant Tri-City Hospital began Tuesday. Residents have fought for years for the removal of what they call an "eyesore" and public safety hazard for the area.

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however does not specifically mandate patients to answer the question

The move imitates several legal efforts carried out by the Office of the Attorney General targeting firearm restrictions.

Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration.

The executive order from the Texas governor will require these hospitals to track the cost of care for undocumented migrants, in order for the state to push for federal reimbursement.

In two lawsuits, the families of two hospital workers say Nestor Hernandez, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas and the Texas parole board share blame for the murders.

With IT systems down, staff at Ascension have to use manual processes they left behind some 20 years ago. It's the latest in a string of attacks on health care systems that house private patient data.

“We care. You are special. We value you.” These are words that people who experience homelessness don’t hear often enough, Alva Santos, the chief operations officer at Our Daily Bread, Together with Monsignor King Outreach Center, said in a news release from Texas Health Resources.

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain with operations in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals. Ardent Health Services said Monday it took its network offline after the Nov. 23 cyberattack and suspended user access to such tech applications as software used to document patient care.

The Tarrant County Hospital District will lower its tax rate for the first time in several years, after county commissioners unanimously overrode the hospital board’s plan to keep the tax rate flat.