Pickens gives update after Texas-sized fall in Dallas
Famed oilman T Boone Pickens 89 says he is in rehab after a July fall at Baylor Hospital Dallas and strokes during Christmas. He reports 90 percent speech recovery through aggressive therapy and remains engaged with BP Capital and other ventures as he enters a new chapter.
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Gulf War illness claims denied by Texas VA office
A GAO report shows the Waco Texas Veterans Affairs office denied over 1,000 Gulf War illness claims in 2015. Lack of a clear illness definition delays processing and only about a quarter of affected veterans receive benefits. Exam training gaps and complex rules hinder proper adjudication.
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Texas bathroom bill faces massive opposition in rushed session
Hundreds line up against a revised Texas bathroom bill that would require transgender people to use restrooms matching their birth certificates. The GOP controlled Senate committee aims to move fast despite strong business and LGBT critic backing, with Senate passage sought next week. A separate panel also weighs a school voucher plan for some special education students, a idea long blocked in the House amid broad public school concerns.
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Texas Senate Advances Antiabortion Measures and Unemployment Figures
A bill restricting partnerships with abortion providers like Planned Parenthood moves through the Texas Senate as lawsuits unfold over a new second trimester procedure ban. Separate data from the Texas Workforce Commission shows unemployment in June at 4.6 percent, with Amarillo and the Austin Round Rock area at 3.4 percent and the McAllen Edinburg Mission area at 8.3 percent.
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