© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTravis County officials have launched a program aimed at making it easier for people to register to vote during the pandemic in a way that doesn’t violate Texas’ online voter registration ban.Bruce Elfant, Travis County’s voter registrar, said in the past several months his office has been receiving fewer voter registration applications than he would expect during a presidential election year.“Voter registration actually flatlined,” he said.Elfant said his office didn't receive a single application in...…© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTravis County officials have launched a program aimed at making it easier for people to register to vote during the pandemic in a way that doesn’t violate Texas’ online voter registration ban.Bruce Elfant, Travis County’s voter registrar, said in the past several months his office has been receiving fewer voter registration applications than he would expect during a presidential election year.“Voter registration actually flatlined,” he said.Elfant said his office didn't receive a single application in...WW…

© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsSteve Alvarez started feeling sick in late June. His symptoms were mild at first, but then he developed a fever, chills and shortness of breath. He thought it was a bad cold he just couldn't shake."Just when I started to get to feeling better and I would have a couple of good days," Alvarez says. "I felt like I'd backtrack and I was just really run down. This thing lingered and lingered."Alvarez, a Tejano musician who lives in the San Antonio area, eventually got a free COVID-19 test provided by the...…© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsSteve Alvarez started feeling sick in late June. His symptoms were mild at first, but then he developed a fever, chills and shortness of breath. He thought it was a bad cold he just couldn't shake."Just when I started to get to feeling better and I would have a couple of good days," Alvarez says. "I felt like I'd backtrack and I was just really run down. This thing lingered and lingered."Alvarez, a Tejano musician who lives in the San Antonio area, eventually got a free COVID-19 test provided by the...WW…

© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThere has been a huge drop in the number of Texans calling state regulators over surprise medical bills in the past six months. at the beginning of the year requiring medical providers and insurance companies to figure out payment disputes themselves – instead of sending bills to patients.Senate Bill 1264 applies to Texans with state-regulated health insurance plans and people who get coverage through the state employee or teacher retirement systems, which is about 20% of Texans. It prohibits...…© 2022 KUT Public MediaAustin's NPR StationPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThere has been a huge drop in the number of Texans calling state regulators over surprise medical bills in the past six months. at the beginning of the year requiring medical providers and insurance companies to figure out payment disputes themselves – instead of sending bills to patients.Senate Bill 1264 applies to Texans with state-regulated health insurance plans and people who get coverage through the state employee or teacher retirement systems, which is about 20% of Texans. It prohibits...WW…