:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/92ef16f8b09fba6849d4cf24a20d2e15/0202%20Medicaid%20Cliff%20-%20Austin%20LS%20010.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Texans Brace For The End Of Nearly Three Years Of Pandemic Medicaid Coverage")
Millions of Texans — mostly children, young adults and new moms — stayed on Medicaid for the duration of the pandemic. The state will soon start reevaluating eligibility.
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According to U-Haul, there was a trend of migration out of California and Illinois in 2022, with Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas being the preferred destinations. The trend, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic, remained strong in 2022, although not at the same fast pace as during the pandemic.
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Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela will be allowed entry and given work permits. The administration will also expand the use of Title 42 to expel more migrants to Mexico.
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Roy has been vocal in his dissatisfaction with Republican leadership in both the House and Senate. He is playing a key role in the challenge to Republican speaker hopeful Kevin McCarthy.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2979579d7b03cd66c5521e22cbb6a629/Migrants%20El%20Paso%20Dec%2020%20IPA%20TT%2010.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "U.S. Supreme Court Rules To Keep Title 42, The Pandemic-Era Policy To Quickly Turn Away Migrants, For Now")
The court ordered the Biden administration to continue enforcing the policy while Texas and other states that want to keep the Trump-era rule in place prepare their legal arguments.
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