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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1 week ago |
texastribune.org | Stephen Simpson |Zach Despart
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas has been violating federal law for decades by sequestering individuals with severe disabilities in poorly-run nursing homes without offering them alternative living options and services in the community, a federal judge has ruled.
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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 made sweeping changes to bail reform, parole and reentry programs this past legislative session as part of its goal to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars.
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1 week ago |
texastribune.org | Hayden Betts |Stephen Simpson
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Wesley Barnes, 55, a Gulf War veteran, has battled chronic pain and PTSD since his exposure to sarin gas overseas. After leaving the Army in 1994, he spent years dependent on prescribed opiates.
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2 weeks ago |
texastribune.org | Terri Langford |Stephen Simpson |Eleanor Klibanoff
The 2025 Texas Legislature proved to be a session of recalibration, where health care regulations were either tightened or loosened and attempts to delve further into some policy areas were left hanging until the next session.
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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. As Texas sets to crack down on the recreational use of cannabis, state leaders are opting to invest $50 million in another plant with purported medicinal benefits – a psychedelic called ibogaine. For several years, people have silently traveled to clinics in Mexico to take ibogaine.
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RT @ProfJonTaylor: Texas clarified when abortions are OK and aligned with RFK Jr. on health this legislative session -- @tlangford @Steve55…
RT @RenzoDowney: .@GregAbbott_TX signs ibogaine study bill. #txlege https://t.co/B6bRdbxRHT
For several years, people have silently traveled to clinics in Mexico to take ibogaine. The extract of an ancient African shrub has been used across the Texas border to alleviate addiction and brain trauma. Now, Texas is trying to get into the game. https://t.co/auVaQ114hw