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Kennedy Weatherby/KUT NewsThe Sing Me a Song Foundation gives children in need a chance to write stories that are turned into music. In "Simon Sings," an Austin boy's friends help him try to figure out who’s slowly stealing his skills. -
Lorianne Willett/KUT NewsDr. Tyler Jorgensen rolls a record player into the hospital rooms of palliative care patients. It brings a dose of nostalgia and sometimes helps them process some tough emotions.
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The report's authors said affordability issues in Austin caused residents to make tradeoffs that could be detrimental to their health. -
UT previously announced that the two-hospital campus would take the place of the demolished Frank Erwin Center. -
Austin residents shopping the Affordable Care Act marketplace are making difficult decisions about whether the plans that fit their budget can meet their medical needs. -
The national nonprofit's annual report card showed that Texas had higher pre-term birth rates than the country overall. -
The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 3,500 cases through October of this year, around four times more than the same period last year. -
The study looks at abortions received by Texans both in state and out-of-state in the months after Senate Bill 8, a roughly six-week abortion ban, became law in 2021. -
The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people. -
The ruling Thursday afternoon comes in response to a challenge filed by cities and nonprofits after the administration said it would halt funding for the program on Nov. 1. -
The constitutional amendment comes before voters at a time when Texas' population of older adults is growing faster than any other age group. -
About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.
