In tweet about Texas measles outbreak, RFK Jr. praises pair of anti-vax doctors

Kennedy’s latest comments came after he visited with the family of the second child to die from Texas’ measles outbreak.

by Michael Karlis April 7, 2025April 21, 2025

Kennedy’s latest comments came after he visited with the family of the second child to die from Texas’ measles outbreak.

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San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Trump over cutting HHS jobs amid Texas measles outbreak

Castro said the cuts will lead to slower responses to public health emergencies, limit access to health programs and increase costs.

by Stephanie Koithan March 27, 2025April 21, 2025

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Top Texas doctor warns Robert F. Kennedy’s appointment would endanger public health

RFK Jr., a prominent anti-vaxxer, is Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health & Human Services.

by Sanford Nowlin December 6, 2024June 2, 2025

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Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care.

Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune, and Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica September 28, 2024May 10, 2025

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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.

by Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2024June 27, 2024

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Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

The executive order calls on the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to increase access to gender-affirming health care and develop ways to counter state efforts aimed at limiting such treatments for transgender minors.

by Eric Neugenboren, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2022August 14, 2024

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In tweet about Texas measles outbreak, RFK Jr. praises pair of anti-vax doctors

San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Trump over cutting HHS jobs amid Texas measles outbreak

Top Texas doctor warns Robert F. Kennedy’s appointment would endanger public health

Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care.

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

Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

Federal government announces funding for emergency contraception for Texans impacted by near-total abortion ban

Quarantined Cruise Ship Evacuees Cleared to Leave San Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base

Federal Report Blames Trump Immigration Policies for Mental Health Crisis Among Detained Children

Feds Will Close Site for Migrant Children Southwest of San Antonio a Month After Its Opening

People Want to Donate Diapers and Toys to Children at Border Patrol Facilities in Texas. They’re Being Turned Away.

Texas to Move Up Distribution of SNAP Benefits Due to Government Shutdown

Rep. Castro Demands Answers About Trump Administration’s Detention of Migrant Children in Tent City

The Trump Administration Is Detaining a Record 12,800 Immigrant Children

Lloyd Doggett Demands that ICE Explain Policy Keeping Parents Separated from Children

Data Suggests More than 200 Parents Were Deported Without Their Children

San Antonio’s Psychiatric Hospital Gets $14 Million to Replace Crumbling Facility

Opponents Say Texas Law Forcing Women to Bury Abortion Remains is Political, Violates Non-Christian Beliefs

Teenage Immigrant Blocked — Again — from Accessing Legal Abortion in Texas