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Terri Langford

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Covers:  Everything Texas.
Doesn't Cover: Anything NOT Texas.
@TexasTribune health services reporter. Pro-outdoors/bikes/dogs. Speaks fluent health care policy. terri.langford@texastribune.org

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Terri Langford’s Biography

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Editor/producer at Texas Standard, the national daily news show of Texas that airs on 29 public radio stations throughout the state.

Terri Langford’s Journalist Portfolio

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Private ambulances take Medicare, taxpayers for a ride

Private ambulances take Medicare, taxpayers for a ride

A look at how the private ambulances industry in Houston is connected to the for-profit mental health health …

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Doctors who oversee EMS companies sanctioned

Doctors who oversee EMS companies sanctioned

Some private EMS companies rely on sanctioned doctors.

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Medicare dollars mean payday for clinics

Medicare dollars mean payday for clinics

The mentally ill covered by Medicare often ferried by private ambulances to for-profit mental health clinics …

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Houston nightclub investor accused of Medicare fraud

Houston nightclub investor accused of Medicare fraud

A Houston nightclub investor and self-described millionaire with a trail of failed business deals has been ch…

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Riverside General Hospital of Houston's Third Ward faces latest struggle

Riverside General Hospital of Houston's Third Ward faces latest struggle

For decades, Riverside General Hospital huddled on a Third Ward corner like a health care stepchild in the sh…

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Officials investigate kids' illegal Medicaid rides to therapy

Officials investigate kids' illegal Medicaid rides to therapy

Data obtained by the Houston Chronicle shows the Medicaid-paid van service - set up decades ago to ferry low-…

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Articles

Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying, AG Paxton says

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By Katlyn Ma, Terri Langford Verified
| High Plains Public Radio Verified
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has intervened to support an Alaskan surrogate who traveled to Texas to get court approval to treat the baby she is carrying for a severe heart defect once a California couple denied the procedure. Paxton’s office secured an emergency order on Tuesday to support the surrogate McKenna West, who is asking in a family district court in Dallas County to allow the child to remain in Texas and to get treatment.
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Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

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By Terri Langford Verified, Samanta Habashy
| The Dallas Examiner Verified
Texas school vaccine requirements remain unchanged for 2026-27 despite shifting federal policy. Health officials warn that confusion could further depress vaccination rates amid recent measles outbreaks. A pediatrician preparing a vaccine for a child.Photo by Drazen Zigic/Magnific While vaccine requirements have not changed for Texas students this year – despite federal efforts to drop and space out some inoculations – Becca Harkleroad understands how many parents are confused.
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Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

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By Terri Langford Verified, Katlyn Ma, Joshua Fechter Verified
| MSN Verified
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Valdosta, Georgia bureau chief for the Florida Times-Union, covering nine counties.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. And I collect them.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lisbeth Salander. Yes. She really is one. She did the work.

Awards

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Texas APME Star Reporter of the Year

2012 - Teas APME Star Reporter of the Year
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Texas Headliner's Foundation Star Reporter of the Year

2012 - Star Reporter
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AHCJ Award

2011 - Business Reporting, 1st Place
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