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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 13 MIN

A surrogate controversy; Home insurance premiums are up; TPS recipients hopeful for November

from NTX Now · host KERA News

An Alaska woman came to Dallas to give birth to a baby with a severe heart defect, after she says the intended parents asked her to have an abortion. KERA's Health Reporter Abigail Ruhman joins us to untangle some of the ethical questions surrounding this case. Also, home insurance costs are soaring in Texas, and new research suggests home insurance premiums are playing an increasingly important role in housing affordability across the state. Plus, after the Trump administration revoked the protections granted for people who have temporary protected status, thousands of Texas TPS recipients are now putting all their hopes on a possible change of power in Congress this November. 

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