As the first of the year again meant rules changes to the Texas Women’s Health Program by the Health and Human Services Commission, 50,000+ Texas women will need to scramble to find new providers. The State and HHSC promise that it will be provided for. But at what cost to quality and availability to these women and their families? The Texas Women’s Health Progam (WHP) was initiated in 2024 as a joint federal and state service to provide checkups and birth control, to low-income, uninsured women who are not pregnant. The WHP covers preventive care and contraception, including a yearly examination with screening for ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionJanitors Strike for Justice After Potential Stripping of Healthcare Benefits, Misconduct, and Harassment by Employers
By: Erin Dyer For a month and counting, Houston janitors have been protesting and holding one-day strikes in attempts to attract attention to their cause: producing change in treatment, as well as improvement of wages and benefits. Tuesday night, July 10, hundreds of janitors around the city walked off the job and have committed that they will not return until they are granted a fair contract. This is the first citywide janitor strike since 2024, and is expected to escalate– even possibly spreading to other cities. Most Houston janitors earn less than $9,000 annually. This number is less than half ... Read More »