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From Texas Standard.President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services says…
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Roxanne Strong works the front desk at the Salvation Army's shelter in downtown Austin and is often the first point of contact for people seeking help.…
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The musicians’ song fades over the audience, which is seated in a bright blue room with guitars hanging on the walls. It seems like a regular show…
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From Texas Standard:The Standard has been following Courtney Meeks and William Welch since January. Joy Diaz has reported on their pregnancy, search for…
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From Texas Standard:The Texas foster care system is not perfect. We’ve all heard stories about children bouncing around from one foster placement to…
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From Texas Standard:Editor's note: This story uses first names only because of an ongoing case with Child Protective Services.Since at least the 1970s,…
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Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that an unregulated herbal supplement known as kratom will be added to the list of controlled…
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From Texas Standard:The Standard has been following Courtney Meeks and William Welch since January. We’ve reported on their pregnancy, Baby Eve's birth,…
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From Texas Standard:This morning, while most of us were sleeping, something happened in the state that might mean the difference between life and death…
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From Texas Standard: I'm the child of an addict. However, it is a life I only know anecdotally. My father was cured before I was born. But the man in…