Free clinics bridge health care gap in Collin County Texas
In Collin County near Dallas the uninsured face barriers as free clinics rely on volunteers and donations. Officials note 77,600 uninsured locally while state and national figures highlight 45 million uninsured nationwide. A county pool funds indigent care but critics urge more help. Local residents debate taxes versus obligation to all residents.
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Macias
Collin County
Texas
Leighton Ku
Center
Washington, D.C
U.S
Dallas
Donnie Hawley
Collin County Interfaith
Plano
North
DFW International
Michael Fix
Migration Policy Institute
Parkland Hospital
Dallas County
Hornsby
University of Hearings
Hawley
Martin Olvera
Plano Day Labor Center
Relative's tip ties suspects to truck stop killings
Investigators linked John Robert Williams and Rachel Cumberland to multiple truck stop deaths after a relative of Williams watched America's Most Wanted and called a hotline. Williams, 28, and Cumberland, 35, face life and 20 year terms after pledges on Hill kidnapping murder and manslaughter, with Pipestem’s 2004 Grapevine body among the linked cases.
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Grapevine
Mississippi
Casey Jo Pipestein
John Robert Williams
Rachel Cumberland
Pipestein
Williams
Larry Hallmark
Cumberland
Pipestem
Oklahoma City
Texas
Nikki Hill
Hill
Hallmark
Hearing delayed in fight over sick girl in Texas
A September 6 hearing was set to review 13 year old Katie Wernecke s medical status amid a parental rights dispute over Hodgkin s disease. CPS and family attorneys said experts will review records to decide on treatment options while custody remains with the state.
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Corpus Christi
Katie Wernecke
Carl Lewis
Katie
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
CPS
Darrell Azar
Daniel Horne
Wernecke
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
M.D. Anderson
Horne
Werneckes
Lewis
Sharing therapy helps defiant kids bond with parents
A pediatric therapy scene shows Parent Child Interaction Therapy or PCIT used with a mother and daughter. Campbell and Thomas guide Faith in sharing a doll and pearls with Susie while a parent buildup fosters positive attention. The approach targets oppositional defiant kids and aims to spread beyond Orange County.
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Campbell
Faith
Thomas
Susie
Urquiza
Human Options
Child Guidance Center
Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Cindy Campbell
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