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Transgender Texans of all ages could lose access to transition-related care under Senate bill

Written by on 25 April 2023

Transgender Texans of all ages could have their access to transition-related medical treatments severely limited — or effectively ended — under a bill the Texas Senate preliminary approved Tuesday. Senate Bill 1029 would make physicians and health insurers financially liable for their patients’ lifetime medical, mental health and pharmaceutical costs resulting from complications of gender-affirming medical […]

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SAMMinistries lands $18 million for its mission of ending homelessness in San Antonio

Written by on 25 April 2023

Nonprofit  San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry Inc., or SAMMinistries, has landed two separate multimillion-dollar funding streams worth a total of $18 million to support its housing-first model of addressing homelessness. The pieces come in the form of a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and money from a housing bond approved by […]

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Texas education board could ban textbooks that discuss gender identity under proposed bill

Written by on 25 April 2023

Conservative lawmakers are trying to expand their war on books they find objectionable with a bill that critics fear would allow the state’s authorities on school curriculum to reject textbooks based on their political and religious beliefs. House Bill 1804, authored by freshman state Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson, R-Galveston, would allow the State Board of Education […]

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San Antonio councilwoman wants probe of Texas Vista hospital closure over secret recording

Written by on 25 April 2023

A recording of the CEO of South San Antonio’s Texas Vista Medical Center appearing to contradict the reason the hospital’s corporate owners gave for shutting it down is drawing scrutiny from Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia. CBS News analyzed the pending closure of Texas Vista in a Wednesday report, noting that owner Steward Health Care is shuttering […]

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Illinois-based Beerhead chain to open San Antonio craft-beer pub

Written by on 25 April 2023

The Alamo City’s craft beer scene is about to get even more saturated with the arrival of Illinois-based chain Beerhead Bar & Eatery. Beerhead is brewing up a location at 19338 Babcock Road, Suite 100, in far Northwest San Antonio, according to an April 18 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. It’s […]

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FAA grounds Elon Musk’s SpaceX pending investigation into potential environmental damage

Written by on 25 April 2023

Amid growing outcry over the potential environmental impact SpaceX’s recent rocket explosion over South Texas, the feds have temporary halted billionaire Elon Musk’s space exploration company from launching another craft, CNBC reports. The Federal Aviation Administration has enacted a moratorium on further SpaceX flights pending a “mishap investigation,” according to the cable network, citing an   […]

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9 in 10 Americans want cannabis to be legal, but comparatively few actually partake in it

Written by on 25 April 2023

Americans overwhelmingly support cannabis being legal for medical or recreational use, and public support for legalization has skyrocketed over the past two decades, according to research newly compiled by the Pew Research Center. Interestingly, however, fewer than half of Americans say they have ever used cannabis and a far smaller number partake in it regularly, according […]

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