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The Texas Tribune on MSN2d
Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million
State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.
Houston Public Media1d
As Houston Health Department loses $42 million, federal funding cuts loom large for city housing department
The health department draws a majority of its funding from the federal government, according to City Controller Chris Hollins ...
Health officials say federal cuts will hurt Texas’ measles response
Federal grants paid for workers to help with measles testing and vaccination in Lubbock and were going to help equip a Dallas ...
Houston Health Department expects $42 million funding loss from Trump administration rollback
Houston Health Department expects the Trump administration's abrupt cancelation of a federal grant program started during ...
Lawrence Journal-World1d
Health officials in Douglas County urge measles vaccinations as case numbers mount nationally
With measles cases in Kansas approaching three dozen, the Lawrence-Douglas County health department is urging people to get ...
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say ...
KERA News12d
Federal COVID funding cuts send North Texas health departments scrambling for solutions
Public health departments relied on COVID funding to expand testing, lab and vaccination capabilities. Local health leaders ...
Measles exposure at Great Wolf Lodge and Grapevine Mills Mall in North Texas prompts health warning
Measles is "highly contagious, spread via air or contaminated surfaces, and can lead to serious health complications," TCPH says.