Texas lawmakers OK voting maps amid abortion debate in Austin
Texas lawmakers approved new voting maps drawn by three federal judges and began debating a broad abortion restrictions bill as more than 800 protesters packed the Capitol. Gov. Perry ordered a 30 day special session, with the Senate already backing maps and the House set to vote on Perry’s agenda including transportation funding and stricter abortion limits. The measure would require clinics to upgrade to ambulatory surgical centers and doctors to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles, drawing fierce protests from abortion rights groups. House Democrats used a delay tactic, forcing adjournment for over two hours, as debates continue.
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Austin
Capitol
Rick Perry
San Antonio
Greg Abbott
Senate
House
Perry
Jessica Farrar
Houston
Sylvester Turner
Chamber
Planned Parenthood
Texas
Texas State Capitol
Poverty Gap Grows in Ector County Study Says 2013 Rates Improve From 2012
A report based on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation data places Ector County at 21 percent child poverty in 2013, with Midland 19 percent and Andrews 18 percent. Texas job gains and oil expansion are cited as factors, while Ector trails Midland in unemployment and faces high single parent households and inadequate social support. Local health officials attribute disparities to economic structure and policy.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Midland
Andrews County
Texas
Ector County
Andrews
Odessa
Texas Workforce Commission
Associated Press
Gino Solla
Solla
Midland County
Preventive health guidance for men across decades
The piece urges men from their 20s to beyond 50 to see doctors annually, establish baseline vitals, receive vaccines, and undergo screenings including colon health in the 40s and beyond. It highlights bone, hormone checks, and exercise to combat diabetes, hypertension, and cancer risks, urging proactive care and avoiding stigma.
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United States
Fat and Sassy Paper Making Class Creates Handmade Books
Students craft thick handmade pages using 50 sheets and twine bindings under guidance from Alanna Birkla and Kiran. They learn to punch through heavy paper while jokingly urged to “do it for the country” as part of the Visual Arts Dept activity.
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Mario Khran
UTPB
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Alanna Birkla
Kiran
Printmaking history in ARTS 3360 course overview
The ARTS 3360 printmaking course covers advanced materials methods and history through projects and demonstrations. Paper origins trace to the Orient with early silk-based use in China and Tsai Lun in A D 105. His process used heated rags hemp waste bark and fishnets. By the fifth century paper became a cheap substitute for silk scrolls in Central Asia.
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Orient
China
Ts‘ai-Lun
Ho-u
Lei-Yang
Central Asia
Managing Diabetes Affordably With Medicare and CVS
Medicare changes from July 2013 limit past purchasing of testing supplies. CVS/pharmacy will still accept Medicare Part B for test strips with a 90 day supply at the same low co pay as mail order. Pharmacists can assist with new paperwork and advise on ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes for extra savings and Double ExtraBucks rewards.
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Medicare
CVS/pharmacy
CVS Pharmacists
ExtraCare
ExtraBucks
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Austin American-Statesman
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