Nurse practitioner Micaela Sanchez uses her own story to help patients make better choices and take charge of their future.
Category: Health
Posted inPublic Services
Dallas Adds Kids to Pioneering Approach for Mental Health Emergencies
Eight years ago, Parkland social workers became the first in the state to join cops during these 911 calls. Now, children in crisis get the same treatment.
Posted inCriminal Justice
How Dallas Police Ramped Up Homeless Enforcement
In the last eight months, officers have raided dozens of encampments and detained hundreds of people. Service providers are concerned about how it will affect their ability to help.
Posted inPublic Services
What’s Really at Stake in November
Good morning and congratulations. You made it through the primary elections. Your phone should stop vibrating through your pocket any day now—except for, maybe, the voters who will return to the polls in the May runoff to determine candidates like attorney general. The Dallas results came late: The county GOP’s decision to hem voters into […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Health, Housing, Neighborhoods, Public Services
These Stories Will Shape Dallas in 2026
The new year is here, and we are highlighting seven topics we’ll be watching closely.
Posted inHealth
Deep Medicaid Cuts Come for Parkland
The steepest reduction in the program’s history has the leaders of the county’s safety net system preparing for the unknown. Here is where things stand.
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The 33-Year-Old Architect of the Region’s Fentanyl Response
Becky Devine had a theory: could outreach teams, deployed days after a drug overdose or poisoning, save lives? Three years later, deaths are declining.
Posted inHealth
An Unassuming Pill and the Fight for Maternal Health
How a simple iron supplement can help Texas reverse its dubious distinction as one of the most dangerous states in the country to be pregnant.
Posted inPublic Services
The Safety Net Has Ripped
The Lab Report’s first story is an inside look at how nonprofit service providers have weathered half a year of ‘unprecedented’ funding cuts.