The Texas 86th Legislative Session is Here. The Texas House and Senate will be gaveled in at noon tomorrow, which means the next quiet moment we’ll see here at the Capitol is May 28, 2019. Our team of researchers and experts will be here to cover regulatory developments, policy initiatives, and budget announcements throughout the entire session. Subscribe now or call us today at 512-478-7500 to gain full access to our must-have reports.
Looking Ahead
- January 9, 2019: Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
- January 11, 2019: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
- January 11, 2019: Legislative Budget Board: Article VIII Constitutional Limit
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- Bid to overturn Texas abortion laws has court hearing today
- Central Health sets timelines on eastern Travis County clinics
- CPRIT, state’s cancer-fighting agency, faces uncertain future heading into legislative session
- “I don’t do this for fun.” Patients are hopeful Texas will expand access to medical cannabis
- Houston-based Salarius to merge with Flex Pharma
United states
- When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives
- Alzheimer’s Disease May Develop Differently In African-Americans, Study Suggests
- Extreme Temperatures May Pose Risks To Some Mail-Order Meds
- U.S. Officials Warn Health Researchers: China May Be Trying to Steal Your Data
- Jazmine Barnes Case Shows How Trauma Can Affect Memory
- Trump’s Medicaid director leaves to join incoming Florida governor’s office
- House formally moves to intervene in ObamaCare lawsuit
- Maine governor signs order to begin Medicaid expansion