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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Ali Juell

Most Texas border counties lack adequate medical facilities and staff. Local leaders are trying to fix that.

Tino Padilla (left) and his mother Juvencia (right) in their home. The Padilla family has to drive over an hour to El Paso from Fort Hancock for all their healthcare appointments. Fort Hancock, Texas on November 28, 2023.
Florentino Hernandez Jr., left, and his mother Juvencia Padilla in their Fort Hancock home. The Padilla family has to drive over an hour to El Paso for all his health care appointments. (Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune)

Juvencia Padilla knows the drive to El Paso like the back of her hand. She takes frequent road trips to the West Texas city from her Fort Hancock home, seeing more cotton and alfalfa fields than towns on the way.

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