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LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident.

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident.

The lack of ombudsmen for long-term care facilities is an issue across Texas, but it is acute in the east

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident.

The lack of ombudsmen for long-term care facilities is an issue across Texas, but it is acute in the east. Just five people bounce between 48 long-term care facilities in Deep East Texas.

Texas lawmakers have said they intend to prioritize dementia care and research this session. Many hope this means valuing the ombudsman program, too.

LUFKIN — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident.

Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.

Some residents see the charging stations as an economic boom to the town, while others find it an assault on the oil and gas industry in Texas.

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