About this episode
The episode discusses the public health implications of loneliness in Texas and questions why it is not being treated as a serious issue.
If loneliness kills as many men as smoking, why isn't a single Texas county treating it like the public health emergency it is?
Topics covered
- loneliness
- public health
- government intervention
- Texas
- mental health
Keywords
- loneliness
- public health emergency
- Texas counties
- mental health
- government response
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas Scorecard
Places: Texas
More episodes of Texas Tomorrow
- Corpus Christi’s Cost of Indecision · June 11, 2026 · 5 min
- What Happens When Cities Leave their Regional Transit Authorities? · May 28, 2026 · 3 min
- Every Major Texas City Is Broke, Why? · May 21, 2026 · 5 min
- $6.2 Billion, Decided by 8 Percent · May 14, 2026 · 5 min
- Is Wall Street Really Buying All the Houses? · May 7, 2026 · 4 min
- $174 Billion and Counting: Texas Got the Water Bill It Spent 50 Years Ignoring · April 30, 2026 · 4 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Texas Tomorrow podcast page.