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Austin County Veteran’s report

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Sailor from Colorado County who was awarded the Medal of Honor Johnnie D Hutchins was born during 1922 in Weimar, Texas, a town of about 1,000 inhabitants halfway between Houston and Austin, one of eight children The family moved to Lissie, a smaller town, about 40 miles closer to Houston, where Johnnie graduated from Eagle Lake High School. His father, Johnnie Marion Hutchins, was a farm laborer, his mother Cally Drue Cooper.

Pharmacists can do more to keep Texas healthy

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Every day I see how low-income patients struggle to access even the most basic medical care. Many of my patients don’t have a regular doctor. Some can’t take time off work for an appointment. Others simply can’t afford to wait weeks for care when they need treatment now. These challenges aren’t just frustrating; they’re dangerous. As a pharmacist, I know that delayed treatment leads to worsening conditions, costly emergency room visits, and, in some cases, life-threatening complications.