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Texans have started to receive partial SNAP payments

The federal government paused SNAP payments at the beginning of the month because of the shutdown.

The Texas Tribune

No backup required: Texas senior care depends on luck and wits to cope with heat after power outages

There’s no Texas requirement that nursing homes and assisted living facilities keep generators on hand to power air conditioning after storms.

The Texas Tribune

Years ago, Texas hustled to get kids on state health care. Now it’s kicking them off.

Texas’ recent unwinding of Medicaid and CHIP has been criticized, dropping more than a million people eligible for the health insurance programs. Decades ago, Texas officials got kids health insurance in record time.

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Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of “unwinding”

Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost their health insurance coverage because of procedural reasons.

The Texas Tribune

“The first child is the one that pays the most”: How one family carved out Medicaid coverage for a rare treatment

Gabe Nolasco was born without a vital immune system gland. His family spent years in quarantines and advocating to state insurance so they could keep him alive.

The Texas Tribune

‘An understaffed and broken system’: 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid as others struggle to access SNAP benefits

Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system

The Texas Tribune

500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April

Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for “procedural” reasons, like not responding to messages from the state.

The Texas Tribune

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Striking a chord with Thai audiences

South Korea found tremendous success exporting soft power via K-pop and K-dramas globally for decades, establishing a strong fan base in Southeast Asia and Thailand, even during the pandemic.

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How to care for your mental health in the age of climate change and worsening natural disasters

Call or text 800-985-5990 to reach the national Disaster Distress Helpline, or dial 211 to find local mental health resources in Texas.

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