In all the years I’ve known my aged Uncle Mort, he has made few observations about horses, if any at all. For the past few days, he has spoken of little else, what with the news that the City of Dallas hardly knows what to do with one of its storied landmarks.
As Texans celebrate the moms in our lives with flowers, brunch, or a FaceTime call, we should also take a moment on Mother’s Day to commit to ensuring Texas moms get the health care they need. There are a number of steps policymakers should take, but one critical proposal has been championed by legislators from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to Representative Toni Rose and 66 Texas organizations ranging from the Texas Medical Association to my organization, Texans Care for Children.
2022 is an election year, a chance for Texas voters to tell the people who represent them what the state needs and what it doesn’t need, to bear down on the biggest problems we face together and to ignore the distractions that keep us from that important work.
Texas has the fourth-lowest nurse-to-population ratio in the country, with only 9.25 nurses per 1,000 residents, according to a recent report by the comptroller’s office. The state’s aging population, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has put increased pressure on all categories of nursing.