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students for high-demand jobs, including truck driving, nursing, automotive service technology, and more.
The six JET grant … grant to train 150 students as registered nurses in partnership with Texas Southmost College.
Laredo College
professional licenses for over 57 professions, including
teaching, nursing, and accounting, to undocumented immigrants not qualified under federal
mother of
three, and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and veteran caregiver. Both were killed during federal
immigration
Texas A&M Unveils New Nursing Education and Research Building in McAllen
McAllen, TX — Today, the Texas … McAllen celebrated the opening of the new Nursing Education and Research Building (NERB) with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Texans.
• SB 911: Granting advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority to help
expand access to primary care
right where they want them. I became a nurse to help people, not to navigate
interstate legal warfare
will improve trauma-informed training, extend sexual assault nurse examiner certifications to improve survivor care and expand training
City
of Bellaire. As a registered nurse, Senator Cook applied her frontline healthcare experience serving
on the Senate … advanced a legislative package guided by our
“Nurse First” legislative agenda, which focuses on improving the health, safety
calls for nutrition courses for all medical and nursing students so physicians and nurses have a functional knowledge
Program Development to grow high-demand degrees in nursing,
education, cybersecurity, and more.
• $8 million for the Borderlands … lead to good-paying jobs in
fields like nursing, education, and cybersecurity, all without having to leave home
teachers and students in the classroom, the nurses who help keep our
children healthy, the librarians who open
tape.
Whether it’s a teacher, a school nurse, a bus driver, or a custodian, every position matters
Longhorn, holding a Bachelor’s
degree in nursing and Master’s in health education from the University
previous biennium to bolster our state’s
nursing workforce through programs at the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Public … used to recruit and retain physicians and nurses in rural areas;
• $71.9 million to fund an additional
March 14, 2025
Senator Molly Cook Announces “Nurse First” Legislative Agenda
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Senator Molly Cook … Relating to the employment of full-time registered nurses at public schools.
Anti-Corruption Package
• SB 2261: Relating
MEDIA ADVISORY: Senator Molly Cook to Announce “Nurse, First”
Legislative Agenda & District Priorities
WHAT: Senator Molly Cook
easy to shake. In my
years as a nurse, I have seen young patients struggling with the health
keep Texans from getting care. It will allow nurse practitioners to do
what they are already trained, licensed … breast cancer survivor, shared how a persistent Nurse Practitioner at her rural clinic ensured she
received a mammogram
bill was named in memory of a Georgia nursing
student who last year went
underserved communities, and most importantly, put patients first. Nurse practitioners would continue
practicing the same way they already … empower qualified
healthcare professionals, like advanced practice registered nurses, to increase access to medical care and lower
medical
Government for the 89th Legislative Session. A registered nurse and
community organizer, Senator Cook is ready to apply … Senate District 15 is an extension of my
nursing practice, rooted in firsthand experience with the barriers Texans