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Baylor Scott and White and Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance yet to reach agreement for new contract
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - In early May, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Texas started to notify their patients a new contract was under negotiation between the insurance company and Baylor Scott and White. Baylor Scott and White said in a statement today that they are still negotiating ‘in good faith’...
Texas court denies request to reconsider governor’s pardon in BLM demonstrator’s killing
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court on Wednesday denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator. The decision from the the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday at...
Cook Children's suing state after being denied Medicaid contract renewal
NORTH TEXAS — Cook Children's is suing the state of Texas over its decision to deny the hospital's health plan a new Medicaid contract.The pediatric healthcare system announced the lawsuit Wednesday.In March, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission said it planned to drop the Cook Children's Health Plan and award contracts to several national, for-profit insurance companies instead.To stop the change, Cook Children's has filed multiple appeals with the agency itself."Our families and children are worth fighting for, and we'll continue to fight until the state does the right thing," said Karen Love, the president of the Cook Children's...
TEC: Texas House District 37 candidate owes $10K for failing to report campaign funds
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Former State Board of Education member Ruben Cortez owes $10,000 to the Texas Ethics Commission for failing to report his campaign contributions. Cortez, who ran as the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 37 in the March 5, 2024 primary election and was unsuccessful in the primary runoff election, held on […]
Heat Advisory extended into Thursday, rain chances slim in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – Areas to the east saw some rain from a weakening storm complex that moved south from Oklahoma around midday – nothing severe, but a little rain and a little dip in temperatures.Unfortunately, the limited rain we saw didn't do enough to help with the heat. The Heat Advisory has been extended through at least 7 p.m. Thursday.We're forecasting highs to return to 100° at DFW, but the feels-like temps could be closer to 110-111°.There are low rain chances in the forecast for Thursday. A cold front moving south from Oklahoma overnight could produce some isolated showers and storms.The Heat Advisory will likely continue into the weekend. High pressure sets up almost directly over us into early next week, which is why you see the jump in high temps for Monday and Tuesday. While it does look like the triple digits will remain through next week, some gulf moisture could drop temps slightly for the second half of next week.
Texas doesn't fund special education enough — and it's hurting districts' pockets
Shawnda Kracja doesn’t want her daughter to be known as “the deaf kid.”. Kracja’s daughter is an incoming third grader at Davis Elementary, which has hosted a regional day school program for the deaf and hard of hearing for decades. But the other deaf and hard of hearing students at Davis will be moving to Harrington Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. The Plano ISD board of trustees recently voted to close Davis and three other schools, citing budget concerns.
Once Again, Unpaid Fees Put Texas AM at Risk of Losing License
An operator on the Texas/Mexico border is again under threat of having its license yanked by the FCC over unpaid regulatory fees. The Media Bureau has initiated proceedings against Consolidated Radio, Inc. for failing to pay $3,303.84 for fiscal year 2022. After an unsuccessful attempt to collect the fees through...
Here we go Again the Saharan Dust Returns to Texas
Get ready Texas here we go again! The Saharan dust is headed to the Lone Star State. It happens about this time every year, the traveling dust makes its long 5,000 + mile journey from Northwest Africa to the Caribbean Sea, to the Texas Gulf Coast, and other parts of the United States.
BE ALERT: “DEATH STAR LAW” In Texas Is Making The State More DANGEROUS
On September 1, 2023, the Texas State Legislature past a measure known by opponents as the Death Star Bill. The Texas Regulator Consistency Act House Bill 2127. This bill preamp cities and counties from trying to pass measures that are stronger than those past at the level of the state across-the-board range in policy areas. In simpler terms, this just means that the Texas Regular Consistency Act takes away the power of cities and counties to make laws that are stronger than the state's laws on certain issues.
Maintaining a Defiant Tone, Texas Congressman Takes Off Revoked Combat Infantryman Badge
Rep. Troy Nehls removed the Combat Infantryman Badge from his lapel more than a month after it was revealed the Army revoked the award last year because he was never eligible for it in the first place.
Texas Hit Hardest With New Hooters Restaurant Closures In America
From an economic, growth, and employment perspective, Texas is pretty much the best a state can possibly imagine to do at the moment in the entire United States, but even the Lone Star State has not been able to keep well established and powerfully branded legacy restaurants afloat through the worst inflation we have experienced in 40 years.
BEWARE: DEADLY Dengue Outbreak Has Spread In Texas
Outbreaks are happening nationwide, which includes the great state of Texas. According to the PVN also known as the Precision, Vaccination News, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC has issued this year the highest in recent history with almost 100 country countries reports of the virus, which is higher than usual for case numbers.
2024 TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS SET FOR NOVEMBER 10 AT BILLY BOB’S, JASON BOLAND AND THE STRAGGLERS HEADLINE
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 30, 2024) – The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards which again will be held in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards at the world’s largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas on Sunday, November 10, will include several top Texas Country Music performers including Jason Boland and the Stragglers, The Great Divide, Will Carter Band, Brandon Rhyder, Larry Joe Taylor, Ryder Grimes and more.
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