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Riding the blue wave: Mayor Jones wants San Antonio leaders to consider changes to its legislative priorities after elections
By Lily Nguyen
Brownsville pediatric inpatient care changes spark concerns over access to treatment
Elena Torres
Elena Torres
Reporter · Brownsville, TX
Elena Torres is a health and wellness journalist with a decade of experience, having previously worked for El Paso Times. She holds a degree in Public Health from the University of Texas at El Paso and focuses on community health issues that matter locally.
More from Elena →Reporter · Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 2:11 AM · 1 min read
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is reassuring families that pediatric emergency care remains available locally despite changes to inpatient services at Valley Regional Medical Center and Valley Baptist Medical Center Brownsville. The changes come after Brownsville Mayor John Cowen cited “low pediatric inpatient volume” as the reason for the closures. According to [...]
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