STATE NEWS

With retired teachers' health care at stake, legislators clash on fixes

The House and the Senate are figuring out whether they can compromise on exactly how to put $212 million into an underfunded health insurance program for retired teachers. Teachers say they'll take their frustration to the polls.

By ALIYYA SWABY, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/3/17

When David Hatcher got a blood test at his oncologist's office two summers ago, the doctor spelled out his results decisively: “The bad news is you’ve got leukemia. The good news: It’s the kind …

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