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Jerry Brooks speaks into a microphone on a panel. Brooks is a Black man with mostly black facial hair, with white hair on his chin. He is bald and wears a white shirt with vertical and horizontal blue lines, a black tie, and a tan suit. Next to him, slightly out of focus, are Sharin Barbarin and Alisa Simmons. Sharin Barbarin is Black woman with her hair in a bob. She wears a peach suit jacket and dress, and brown translucent glasses. She looks at Brooks as he speaks. Alisa Simmons is a Black woman with her hair in a shoulder length cut. She wears black and white glasses and a white suit jacket. She looks down at what is in front of her.

North Texas health care, community leaders warn loss of ACA tax credit could hurt patients

Abigail Ruhman

This year, nearly 4 million Texans received an enhanced premium tax credit to make their ACA health plans more affordable. North Texas health and community leaders want people to reach out to their lawmakers about extending the credit.

Maranda Mills holds a photo of her mother, Kimberly Phillips, at while sitting at the Whole Foods lounge in Dallas. Phillips died of starvation and dehydration at the Tarrant County Jail. Mills said her mother liked Whole Foods because of she enjoyed vegan foods.

Criminal Justice

A woman died of hunger and thirst in Tarrant County Jail custody. Her daughter seeks answers

Miranda Suarez

Kimberly Phillips died of malnutrition and dehydration after three weeks in the Tarrant County Jail. Her daughter is suing the county for information about her incarceration and death.

A jail cell at the Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth.

Criminal Justice

Eighth person dies in Tarrant County Jail custody this year after feeling unwell, sheriff says

Megan Cardona

A 51-year-old man became unresponsive before he was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

Health & Wellness

In #MeToo Era, More Texans Are Coming Forward About Sexual Violence

Christopher Connelly

In Texas, organizations that work with victims of sexual violence are seeing more women and men coming forward to report assaults this year.One Tarrant鈥�

Texas News

Billions In Play In North Texas Hospital Building Boom

Lauren Silverman

The new $1.3 billion Parkland hospital is just the tip of the iceberg. Hospital construction has reached unprecedented levels in North Texas.The Dallas鈥�

Texas News

Indiana Farmer Thanks Keller Family For A Gift: His Right Hand

A man from Keller who died two years ago has left a lasting, even historic, legacy. That's because Ian Heidemann was an organ donor. In a rare,鈥�

Health & Wellness

Marlise Mu帽oz Has Been Removed From Life Support, Family Says

Lauren Silverman

Marlise Mu帽oz, the North Texas woman who was brain dead and pregnant, has been removed from life support, her family said Sunday.And now, after two months鈥�

Health & Wellness

Judge Orders Pregnant, Brain-Dead North Texas Woman Removed From Life Support

Eric Aasen

A state district judge has ruled that Marlise Mu帽oz, the brain-dead North Texas woman who鈥檚 22 weeks pregnant, must be removed from life support by 5 p.m.鈥�

Health & Wellness

Man Sues Fort Worth Hospital To Have Pregnant Wife Taken Off Life Support

Eric Aasen

The husband of a pregnant North Texas woman on life support is suing the hospital to have her removed from life support.A lawsuit filed Tuesday in state鈥�

Texas is in a stand-off with the federal government over a program that provides health services for low-income Texas women.

Health & Wellness

Area Hospitals Must Keep In Touch With Patients To Avoid Penalties

BJ Austin

Some North Texas hospitals will lose Medicare money starting in October. They鈥檙e being penalized because certain elderly patients were readmitted to the鈥�

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