Experts say the Valley is headed toward a health care disaster because of a quietly lethal combination of population growth, poverty, conditions such as obesity and diabetes — and a severe physician shortage. Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said he did not think a taxing district would move forward without consensus on where the medical school will be located and without addressing the ...

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Valley medical school slogs toward reality