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Media Hit | Health Care

Millions of Texans benefiting from health care coverage improvements

As Texas lawmakers on the House Committee on Public Health and the House Committee on Insurance meet to discuss state implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) today, a broad coalition of organizations working to implement the legislation are touting several provisions already in effect that are helping Texans gain access to affordable coverage and updating members on the additional benefits health reform will bring in 2014.

Media Hit | Democracy

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Attorney general pledges to defend Texas' voter ID law

Texas is prepared to go to federal court to defend its voter ID law if the Justice Department blocks it, according to the attorney general's office. Opponents of the bill say the law will prevent many legal voters from casting ballots.

Media Hit | Consumer Protection

KVUE: Trouble in Toyland: dangerous, toxic toys found in local stores

Many people are getting ready to go shopping this Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Before you head out, a consumer interest group has a warning about what toys to stay away from.

Media Hit | Transportation

Dallas Observer: Latest Red Light Camera Study Questions the System's Financial and Safety Perks

The report, Caution: Red Light Cameras Ahead, examines private companies' agreements with municipalities (about 700 throughout the country) in states that allow automated traffic law enforcement. "Contracts between private camera vendors and cities can include payment incentives that put profit above traffic safety," the report says.

Media Hit | Health Care

Dallas Morning News: Texas receives 'incomplete' on health insurance exchange report card

Texas is among 24 states, including neighbors Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, that got an "incomplete" in a scorecard on health insurance exchanges that was released Tuesday by a consumer group's research arm.

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