News

Health of Texas Children Improving, Surveys Show

The health of Texas children has been improving, according to the most recent federal survey. The Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health conducted surveys in 2003, 2007 and 2011. The state has shown progress on several health-status measures. ... Full Story

Texas Health Resources Opens Behavioral Center in Uptown

Texas Health Resources has opened Texas Health Springwood Center Uptown Dallas with a menu of behavioral services geared toward residents of the district. Operated by Texas Health Springwood Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford, the center offers counseling services that include complimentary private consultations, ... Full Story

Cooper Institute’s FitnessGram Fights to Maintain Foothold

FitnessGram is under assault, as it seems to be every legislative session. FitnessGram measures a child’s fitness in several ways. It assesses students’ aerobic capacity and body composition as well as muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility. The tool—developed by the ... Full Story

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Features

Why Bad Management is Usually to Blame

Management, Ed Whitacre says, is 95 percent about people. “If you can get that part right—the people part—most times the other stuff will work itself out,” says the plain-spoken Texan. He ought to know. For nearly two decades, the Ennis native successfully ran two of the country’s biggest companies: SBC... Full Story

Reel FX is Ready For Its Close-up

Animation studio Reel FX turns 20 this year. But in many ways, the under-the-radar creative shop run by Steve O’Brien in Deep Ellum still feels and acts like a startup. Maybe it’s the “margatini” drink recipe scribbled in the lower left-hand corner of the white board. It’s right there alongside... Full Story

Personnel Moves

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Timothy Ogurek, R.Ph.

Heritage Health Solutions, Inc.

Timothy Ogurek, R.Ph., has  been named vice president of Operations and Business Development at Heritage Health Solutions Inc. In his new role, Ogurek will be  responsible for leading the daily... Full Story

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