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NEW BRAUNFELS - A Comal County judge approved a request to fund prepaid funeral benefits for a New Braunfels woman under court-appointed guardianship who is still alive.
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HOUSTON - The Satanic Temple (TST) recently filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that certain Texas-mandated abortion restrictions violate the religious liberty of its adherents.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the promotions of Lesley French and Shawn Cowles within the Office of the Attorney General.
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $15,294,360 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced.
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AUSTIN — A Texas appeals court has dismissed a whistleblower's lawsuit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission filed by a former employee who alleged he was fired in retaliation for expressing concern over alleged state law violations and bad case management practices.
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NEW BRAUNFELS - The 75 year old single, New Braunfels woman who was guardianized by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) after falling ill with potassium deficiency has voluntarily moved U.S. District Judge Robert Pittman in the Western District to dismiss her federal lawsuit.
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NEW BRAUNFELS - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission was sued in Western District federal court on July 5 for allegedly violating the freedom of speech and right of association of a 75-year-old New Braunfels woman who is a Ward of the state.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Xerox Corporation and several of its former subsidiaries – including Conduent, Inc. – agreed to a $235.9 million settlement.
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HOUSTON – A registered nurse alleges she was terminated by a Harris County hospital for illegal reasons.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca agreed to pay $110 million to the state of Texas to settle lawsuits alleging that the company falsely and misleadingly marketed two of its drugs in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.
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AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Aug. 7 that pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca agreed to pay $110 million to the state of Texas to settle lawsuits alleging that the company falsely and misleadingly marketed two of its drugs in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.
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SAN ANTONIO - The Manhattan resident who sued her San Antonio-based mother Mauricette Fairley for fraudulently and unconstitutionally guardianizing her blind military veteran father James Fairley has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without Prejudice with the federal Western District Court of Texas.
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HOUSTON – A Harris County man claims the Texas Health and Human Services Commission refuses to let him correct a mistake on his late wife’s death certificate.
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A group of Planned Parenthood facilities and patients have pursued legal action against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, its Office of Inspector General and their respective administrators, Chris Traylor and Stuart W.
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Texas won't be expanding Medicaid under President Obama's healthcare plan, lawmakers said in a Monday press conference.
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HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a $1.4 million settlement with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc. to resolve allegations of Medicaid fraud.
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TYLER - An East Texas resident has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against her employer after she lost her job for allegedly threatening others with a voodoo curse.
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TYLER - The parents of a child with cerebral palsy have filed a lawsuit against Texas Health and Human Services in an effort to force the commission to pay for a power wheelchair under the Texas Medicaid program.
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Like most Texans, I believe that our health care system needs reform. Millions of families have seen the cost of their private insurance skyrocket.
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