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The people who live in the unincorporated Dallas County community of Sandbranch don't have running water. Pastor Eugene Keahey was working to change that,…
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Hospital-owned clinics that are miles away should be reimbursed at the same rates as an independent doctor, but not more, Medicare says. That new rule could save taxpayers $380 million in 2019.
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From Texas Standard: Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture produces a count of all the country's farms, ranches, crops, livestock and...
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More Texans than the population of San Antonio lack broadband internet access, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Fifteen million...
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From Texas Standard: You may have noticed a lot more dollar stores than you did just a few years ago. Since 2011, numbers of the discount stores have...
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From Texas Standard: Texas ranks 28th in teacher salaries, according to the most recent data . Teachers here make about $7,000 less than the national...
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About 10 percent of students enrolled in college courses in Texas are still in high school. They're taking dual credit classes – that's where they get…
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There’s an ongoing shortage of doctors in Texas overall, especially in rural areas. UNT’s College of Science has created a fast track program to help fill…
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Texans in the rural counties that make up the vast majority of the state’s geography are overwhelmingly happy with their quality of life, about their…
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From Texas Standard: Texas has the fourth highest rate of HIV and AIDS in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A...
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Rural libraries in Texas face many challenges — they don’t have a lot of resources, but the people they serve have a lot of needs.A new effort from Texas…
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Texas has almost a dozen medical schools, but it also has a rural healthcare worker shortage. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is set to vote…