Justin Martin
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Tracking COVID-19's Spread Across Texas Uncovers Racial Disparities
The data experts at the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation in Dallas have developed something they call the "Vulnerability Index." It's a new way to → Read More
Report Shows How Texas Women Struggled With Basic Needs, Even Before COVID-19
The Texas Women's Foundation defines the basic building blocks of financial security as child care, housing, education and health care. But what happens → Read More
How Mental Health Professionals Are Coping With The Strain Of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests can weigh heavily on anyone's emotions. But who helps therapists and other mental health professionals → Read More
Nonprofits Face The Challenge Of Surviving While Serving During COVID-19
COVID-19 is affecting nonprofits that help people in need. About 40 million people nationwide have filed for unemployment during the pandemic — meaning → Read More
New Multi-Agency Effort Forms To Tackle Opioid Crisis
More than 100 people die every day from an opioid overdose, and millions of Americans are struggling with addiction. Scott Walters is with the UNT Health → Read More
Bioengineered Glove Offers New Kind Of Healing For Hand Wounds
The human hand is complex, made up of 27 bones connected by joints and ligaments. The hand is also delicate and vulnerable, meaning hand injuries are → Read More
Dallas Nonprofit Aims To Cut Childhood Poverty In Half
Nearly 1 in 3 Dallas children grow up in poverty — and more than 100,000 kids in the city are living below the poverty line. A North Texas nonprofit has an → Read More
What Dallas Can Learn From Houston's Homeless Recovery
New data shows that while homelessness is going down in Houston, it's going up in Dallas. The Point-In-Time Count is an annual census done at the end of → Read More
UNT Health Science Center Project Focused On Understanding Pain
The UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth is pioneering a new way to combat back pain. It's called the Precision Pain Research Registry . Dr. John → Read More
Sen. Cornyn To Join Vice President On Trip To Border
Sen. John Cornyn will join Vice President Mike Pence and other elected officials Friday on a trip to McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley. They're expected to → Read More
2020 Census, While Critical, Is Facing More Obstacles Than Usual
The information that the census gathers every decade is critical for the government and determines many factors, including funding for programs that → Read More
Fighting Food Waste With A Phone App
Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture . That's about a pound of food per person every → Read More
How To Stay Safe In The Water This Summer
The summer heat in North Texas means people are trying to cool off in pools, lakes and swimming holes. But these refreshing recreation spots can be deadly. → Read More
Many Out-Of-Work Young Adults Face Shifting, Difficult Job Market
After high school, there a lot of different paths to choose from — college, vocational training, work, to name a few. A new report finds that millions of → Read More
Dallas-Based Dean Foods Aims To Survive In A Dwindling Milk Market
The country's biggest milk-maker is based in Dallas, and business at Dean Foods has, well, soured. First-quarter sales were down , and milk consumption in → Read More
Texas Wildflower Season Is Beautiful, Bountiful, And More Than Just Bluebonnets
It's wildflower season in North Texas. And Tiana Rehman says the season is more than just beautiful flowers like bluebonnets or wine cups along highways. → Read More
Catholic Charities Wants To Tackle The Texas 'Benefits Cliff' With A New Pilot Program
To avoid the "benefits cliff," some workers turn down higher paying jobs because it would disqualify them from public assistance. → Read More
New Childhood Development Study Follows 300 Minority Families In North Texas
The Dallas Project on Education Pathways has been described as one of the most comprehensive studies into childhood development and school readiness in the → Read More
New Texas Bill Takes On 'Economic Abuse'
Survivors of domestic violence often face financial exploitation — and that can make it more difficult to leave their partners. A bill introduced in the → Read More
Have A Voucher To Pay For Housing? Study Shows It's Tough To Find A Place In Fort Worth
Federal housing vouchers are one of the key ways for a low-income family to pay for a place to live. And landlords have the option to accept or reject → Read More