August 4, 2020 The Primary Care Consortium is advocating for significant changes in the way the state delivers healthcare. With the support of many of the state’s medical groups, is pushing for changes in federal aid distribution, primary care payment, and Medicaid expansion. The consortium made its case in a letter and brief to Governor […]
August 4, 2020 For months, as Texans have been asked to stay home to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus, Jennifer Edwards has been doing the rounds at gas stations in a trio of counties near the Texas-Louisiana border. Volunteering as a census community organizer, the Tarleton State University professor reasoned that gas stations, […]
August 4, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott stressed Tuesday that only local school boards, not local governments, have the power to decide how to open schools this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. “The bottom line is the people who know best … about that are the local school officials,” Abbott said during a news conference in […]
August 4, 2020 Accurate and up-to-date coronavirus data is critical — not just for informing the officials making policy, but for parents trying to decide whether to send their kids to day care and business owners wondering whether to reopen their stores. But Texas officials keep correcting the data — whether it’s because of human […]
August 3, 2020 Amazon is launching a healthcare pilot with Crossover Health in Irving, offering a clinic designed to serve Amazon employees at nearby fulfillment centers and their families. California-based Crossover Health opened its first clinic in the area earlier this year, looking to directly contract with employers in the area and offer direct primary […]
August 4, 2020 By the end of May, the Dock Bookshop had run out of certain titles. After the killing of George Floyd, sisters Donya and Donna Craddock noticed that people of all races were pouring into their family-owned store in search of books on racism and privilege. The sisters put up signs to alert […]
August 4, 2020 The pandemic has upended American life, left millions without work and is claiming roughly 1,000 U.S. lives a day. But if Dallas-based Match Group’s second quarter results are any indication, the online matchmaking business is booming. The company reported growth Tuesday across its entire portfolio of dating apps, with more users becoming […]
August 4, 2020 The North Texas Food Bank will be returning to Fair Park on Tuesday, Aug. 11 for its fourth free food distribution there as the agency continues to address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. While the food bank’s previous distributions at Fair Park have used a strictly drive-through format, Tuesday’s will have […]
August 4, 2020 As summer comes to an end and the coronavirus continues to rage, North Texas schools are scrambling to make high-stakes decisions: When and how to bring hundreds of thousands of teachers and students back into the classroom. They must do so without vital information: Only a handful of schools have opened in […]
August 4, 2020 The North Texas Food Bank will be returning to Fair Park on Tuesday, Aug. 11 for its fourth free food distribution there as the agency continues to address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. While the food bank’s previous distributions at Fair Park have used a strictly drive-through format, Tuesday’s will have […]