Non-compete agreements are eroding the physician-patient relationship. These agreements—common in Texas—deny 45% of American physicians the ability to work at multiple care sites, open their own practices, offer free care to indigent populations, or continue treating their patients unless they relocate—sometimes hundreds of miles—from their former employer.
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Broadening Our Threat Perception: Iran’s Texas-Pakistani Network
Too many policymakers think of the Iranian regime as solely a Middle Eastern matter. But with attentions focused elsewhere, a powerful network of South Asian Shia Islamists operates with near impunity much closer—across the state of Texas. On March 13, a Pakistani Shia mosque in Houston, named the Ali Center, hosted a commemoration for the...
June 2, 2026