Women are paying $350 for a testosterone pellet. The same hormone, in a men’s tube, can last a year for $86. Texas Rep. @KatrinaPierson (HD 33) — former Trump national spokesperson and chair of the House Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine — sits down with @bradswail on Texas Talks to walk through her Texas Women’s Health Initiative: baseline hormone testing, HRT coverage, physician liability, iron and prenatal access, and why she says doctors now practice insurance instead of medicine. Pierson spent 14 years in healthcare, including OB-GYN. She filed a menopause-coverage bill in 2025 that never got a hearing. After the FDA lifted the HRT black-box warning, she took a larger package to the Speaker and got interim charges.

Why can the same drug cost $120 at one place and $12 at another? Host @Bradswail sits down with Patrick Quigley to discuss prescription drug pricing, differences in what consumers pay, and how the health care system affects those costs.

Texas has an incredible opportunity to move mountains for women across the state. The primary reason I chose to stay in the legislature was to get things done! The Texas Women’s Health Initiative will prioritize health over hype, and policy over politics. Ladies, 2027 will be our year! thetexasdispatch.com/katrina…

Could the process for disciplining a Texas lawyer be about to change? The State Bar's board just took a key vote on it. @TexYoungLawyers buff.ly/JpEq3EV

Rep. Katrina Pierson's 10-bill package: hormone therapy coverage, physician dispensing, maternal nutrition. Texas would join only 5 states allowing broad doctor dispensing. @KatrinaPierson @US_FDA @hhsgov @SecKennedy @NC4HR @ij @bradswail buff.ly/tEVjYTO

Proud of the important work Chair @KatrinaPierson is leading in the Texas House to better understand and address the healthcare needs of women across our state. The House Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine is already advancing meaningful discussions on improving healthcare for Texas women and families. I look forward to the Texas House building on these efforts next session. #txlege thetexasdispatch.com/katrina…

Why do people pay for insurance and then avoid using it? Host @bradswail sits down with Patrick Quigley to discuss rising insurance costs, why people may hesitate to file claims, and the challenges facing consumers. #Insurance #Healthcare #ConsumerCosts #Texas

Training-related injuries are the #1 non-emergency cause of firefighter harm in Texas — 672 last year alone. That's driving a push for more hands-on drills. @cyfairfd buff.ly/JzXkrYc

After an 18-month shutdown, the border crossing that handles 40% of U.S. cattle imports from Mexico reopened this week — a direct response to record beef prices. @USDA @usda_aphis @TAHC @AgriLife buff.ly/YWwWGUu

Ex-Rep. Gary VanDeaver — censured by TX GOP for opposing vouchers — is now TASB's exec director, starting Oct. 1. @Korn_Ferry @TexasGOP @TexasHouse @tasb_news buff.ly/SuuufLV

Public Citizen and the Sierra Club say a San Antonio data center left an entire pollutant — formaldehyde — out of its emissions math. Now they're suing to halt construction. @EnviroIntegrity @vantagedc @TCEQ @Public_Citizen buff.ly/xgFwacF

How fast can a drought stage flip back on? For San Antonio's main water source, just six weeks. Here's what's driving it and what's next if it keeps dropping. @EdwardsAquifer @MySAWS @TCEQ buff.ly/l16uN3h

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Texas cities are sitting on $633 million in hotel tax money they legally can't spend on much of anything else. Tuesday's Senate hearing dug into why. @TexasCounties @thlanews buff.ly/sFkIT2x

Routine budget renewal, or bad timing? Austin's council takes up immigration legal aid funding just days after a shooting that's under multiple investigations. @RepCasar @TXAG @TxDPS @austintexasgov buff.ly/ZjOn9Tg

5 more gigawatts, on top of 6 already approved, now paused indefinitely. Fermi America's Panhandle mega-project just hit a wall. @govabbottpress @TCEQ @ercot_iso @FermiAmerica @tensorwave @twdb @tpllaw buff.ly/KLL0HhU

'A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.' A senator quoted a 1979 IBM manual to make her point about AI and the Texas workforce. @Texas2036 @UNTSocial @txst @UTSA @IKEAUSA @TXWorkforce @TXHigherEdBoard buff.ly/OEyrNXZ