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Veterans Health Administration Update: New Issue of Military Exposures & Your Health
Veterans Health Administration Update: Gulf War Veterans VA released the latest Military Exposures & Your Health newsletter for Veterans with service from 1990 to the present. Find this issue at https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-18/index.asp. Learn about: At Home with VET-HOME: Using Telehealth for Veterans’ Exposure Concerns Have you heard about VA’s Exposure-Informed Care Initiative? “A breath of fresh…
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Ore City High School Senior Receives NET RMA Safe Driving Scholarship
Sage West urges safe driving after family tragedy (Tyler, TX) – Ore City High School senior Sage West is among the recipients of the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s (NET RMA) 2026 Linda Thomas Memorial Safe Driving Scholarship, which recognizes Northeast Texas students promoting roadway safety awareness through essays and community leadership. The scholarship awards…
Read MoreNew Data Reveals Texas’ Leading Causes of Death
New data from Compare the Market reveals the leading causes of death across all 50 states, ranked by deaths per 100,000 residents, highlighting geographic divides in Americans’ health risks. Using the latest mortality data, the study ranks the top 10 causes of death in Texas. Heart and vascular diseases cause 715.03 deaths per 100,000 Accidental deaths…
Read MoreEfforts To Understand the Nation’s Drugged Driving Problem Stall Under Trump
By Jace DiCola May 19, 2026 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Two state transportation workers were replacing a sign on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 6 in western Colorado one morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road and struck them. The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash,…
Read MoreEroding ACA Enrollment Portends Higher Insurance Rates
By Julie Appleby May 19, 2026 Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes. Sign-ups were already down in January by…
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Registration Open for 2026 BBB Battle of the Businesses Indoor Golf Tournament at The Back Nine
TYLER, TX – May 14, 2026- Texas summers are hot, but the BBB Battle of the Businesses Indoor Golf Tournament is cool in every way. Registration for the 2nd Annual BBB Battle of the Businesses Indoor Golf Tournament is now open. Whether you are a seasoned pro or it is your first-time, get ready for…
Read More110 Investors in American Ventures Projects Declare Full Understanding of Investment Terms, Directly Contradicting Claims Made by Litigants
AUSTIN, Texas — American Ventures, a Texas-based real estate investment and development firm, today announced that 110 investors across its Elgin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas development projects have formally affirmed that they understood the terms, structure, and disclosures of their investments directly contradicting claims recently advanced by four litigants against the company. This latest…
Read MoreElection for oil regulator becomes battleground for wealthy donors
By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune May 19, 2026 Historically, the Texas Railroad Commission has been an obscure agency in Austin that the public knows little about. Now, amid a contest for a high-ranking role on the agency’s three-panel board of commissioners, it has become a battleground for wealthy political donors. Billionaires, big oil…
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