(Texas Tribune) — Texas will receive the biggest slice of the federal government’s first rollout of a $50 billion fund created to fortify rural health care across the country. On Monday, the Trump ...

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Rural Hospitals are in the spotlight after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) created the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a national $50 billion fund reserved ...

The funding will go towards grants to reduce chronic disease, investments in technology to engage with patients, workforce development and retention, improvements to cybersecurity and upgrades to ...

Texas is about to test whether a massive infusion of federal money can reverse years of strain on rural hospitals and clinics. The state has secured $281 million a year for five years to stabilize ...

Some rural health leaders voiced concerns about how the federal government shutdown may delay notices of awards or funding, but the state Health and Human Services Commission said that won't be an ...

Read full article: Man arrested in connection to fatal Sunnyside shooting in October, court records show Police were searching for a driver who ran away from a deadly crash in Houston’s south side.

Read full article: Man found dead in vehicle on West Side identified as suspect in teen’s fatal house party shooting, family says Corazon Ministries, Travis Park United Methodist Church offered ...

Read full article: Police search for suspect in murder of Rio Grande Valley businessman, Abbott appointee A vehicle crashed into a Barnes & Noble on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, on the Northwest Side. Read ...

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