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By Rachel Spears Jul 8, 2026 For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings with state regulators, insurers are seeking a median rate increase of 14% for…

By Renuka Rayasam Jul 8, 2026 (iStock/Getty Images) By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been waiting two months to regain access to some of the vital medications he’d been taking since undergoing a heart transplant two years ago. “He was on a…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2026   Last month, the TribCast assessed the state of the Texas Republican Party following its statewide convention. This week, it’s the Texas Democrats, who recently gathered in Corpus Christi to elect a permanent leader, determine their party platform and game out the chances of winning a…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2026 The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a public hearing Tuesday to gather information that will shape future legislation on THC products sold in the state. Lawmakers made arguments against THC that harkened back to the days of the “Just Say No” campaigns…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Texas A&M University’s new president could earn more than $1.7 million a year under a five-year contract as the state’s largest public university tries to steady itself after years of political scrutiny and leadership turmoil. Susan Ballabina’s agreement gives her a $1.25 million base salary, eligibility…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Texans lost more than $1 billion to scams involving cryptocurrency in 2025, according to the FBI, second only to California in the amount siphoned away by fraudsters. Scams using crypto often involve fraudulent investment opportunities, but criminals are increasingly turning to the digital currency as a…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Maria was standing in front of a cryptocurrency ATM, $5,000 in hand and a moment away from being scammed. Fabricated court documents, supposedly sent by text from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, threatened the 72-year-old with arrest if she didn’t feed the money into the “crypto…

This administration and Congress are slashing benefits even as life gets unbearably expensive for working people. By Jessie Sicley   Back when I was growing up, it seemed a bit easier to get by on next to nothing. People could afford food and shelter on a working-class wage and get a little help from safety…

By Alex Nguyen, Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2026 HOUSTON — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a Houston man after he tried to run over a federal officer conducting a vehicle stop Tuesday morning, according to an agency statement issued hours after the incident.…

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