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‘Toolkit’ Available to Prevent Financial Abuse of Elderly Texans

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Financial exploitation costs the elderly and their families more than $3...
Plaintiffs Pursue Texas Voter ID Case Despite DOJ Absence

by Mark Richardson CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The U.S. Department of Justice, now under the Trump administration,...
DPS Helps Rescue More Than 70 Endangered Children in 2016

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today that DPS Troopers – with the...
AARP Working to Counter GOP Plans to Change Medicare

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – The Republican majority in Congress is considering major changes to Medicare...
Kids’ Advocates Push to Restore Texas Medicaid Funds

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Budget cuts to the Texas Medicaid program have left many of...
TX Lawmakers Might Revamp “Surprise Medical Bill” Mediation

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – It can be a major setback for Texas health care consumers:...
Study: Legalizing Gay Marriage Brings Drop in Teen Suicides

by Mark Richardson HOUSTON – New research says state laws legalizing same-sex marriage have brought a reduction...
Texas Ranks High in School Breakfast Program Participation

by Mark Richardson WACO, Texas — Texas is among the top states in the country for public...
Report: Women in Texas Often Face Economic Challenges, Poverty

by Mark Richardson DALLAS – About 17 percent of all women and girls in Texas live in...
TX Coalition Aims to Turn Protesters into Political Movement

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – A coalition of justice and reproductive rights groups aims to organize...