Table of Contents: September/October 2025

Volume 121, Number 5 - September/October 2025

Legislative Wrap-Up

Inside the Capitol – Lessons from the 89th Legislative Session (pages 6-9)

 ‘A United Force’: Physicians Answered the Call for Patients, Medicine This Legislative Session (pages 10-13)

Access to Care – Advanced (pages 14-18)

Scope Creep Defense Preserves Physician-Led Care, Patient Safety

Texas Physician Workforce Gets Budget Boost 

Texas Medicaid Enrollment Could Benefit from Modernization Funding

Measles Outbreak and E-Cigarettes Shape Session Debates

Practice Viability – Supported (pages 20-23)

Harmful Insurance Bills Defeated by Physician Advocacy

New Technology Laws Take Effect Sept. 1

Medical Liability Risks Fail to Find Foothold in Texas

Physician Autonomy – Preserved (pages 24-27)

Life of the Mother Act Provides Clarity Around Medical Emergency Exception for Pregnant Patients 

TMA Helps Craft Balanced Noncompete Compromise

TMA Deflects Onerous Reporting Regs for Independent Practices

Other News

‘This Is the Teach One’ (pages 30-34): Physician-Led CME Is Rooted in Relevance and Firsthand Experience

Personalized Pursuit (pages 38-41): Word-of-Mouth Recruitment Plays Vital Role in How TMA Grows Membership

Tailored Programming (pages 42-44): Upcoming TMA conferences meet physicians where they practice