Mandating student health insurance would do little to actually reduce the rate of uninsured young adults and would add extra cost to the already high and rising cost of higher education, making higher education unaffordable to more Texans.
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