Stephen Simpson
Mental Health Reporter at Texas Tribune
"Sir, this is a *digital* newspaper." | Covering mental health and related policy for the @TexasTribune | A University of Central Arkansas alumnus.
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6 days ago |
texastribune.org | Stephen Simpson
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The measles outbreak that originated in Texas is now the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC spokesperson told The Texas Tribune they view the spread of measles in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico as a single outbreak.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Stephen Simpson
Texas House lawmakers debated gun rights and voter protections Wednesday afternoon related to a bill that would allow election judges to carry a weapon inside a polling place at any time. House Bill 1128, by Rep. Carrie Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, allows an election judge, early voting clerk, or deputy early voting clerk who is serving as an election judge to carry a concealed handgun at an early voting or Election Day polling place as a means of protection for themselves and others.
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1 week ago |
texastribune.org | Stephen Simpson
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas House lawmakers debated gun rights and voter protections Wednesday afternoon related to a bill that would allow election judges to carry a weapon inside a polling place at any time. House Bill 1128, by Rep.
Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
1 week ago |
texastribune.org | Stephen Simpson
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Fentanyl test strips are among the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent overdoses, but multiple attempts to legalize them — even with Gov. Greg Abbott’s support in the past — have failed in the Senate. This year, legislation to legalize these test strips faces similar challenges.
Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Stephen Simpson
Fentanyl test strips are among the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent overdoses, but multiple attempts to legalize them — even with Gov. Greg Abbott’s support in the past — have failed in the Senate. This year, legislation to legalize these test strips faces similar challenges.
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The Texas House advanced a bill Monday that would expand the conditions eligible for the state’s medical marijuana program, including chronic pain and Crohn’s disease, and allow for prescribed smokable products to be sold by prescription. https://t.co/7CougI4NwN
The measles outbreak that originated in Texas is now the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/KuNLu3IL3y
