The cost of providing health benefits to Texas' state employees has been climbing for years. In an effort to control mounting costs, the Legislature should readjust cost sharing for state employees and offer the option of a high deductible health plan and health savings account to control cost and allow employees to share in the premium savings.
Health Care
Don’t Fence Me In: Challenges for Health Care in Rural Texas
LLANO, TEXAS—Dr. Jack Franklin often stops for coffee on his way to his modest office in this Texas Hill Country town. With a population of about 3,300, Llano is small enough that he’s bound to bump into a patient or two from time to time. At the Fuel Coffee House, he’s even served his daily...
March 16, 2026