Nurse practitioners’ need Re: “Latino doctors scarce in Texas — Boom in Spanish speakers creates painful need, analysis says,” Saturday news story. Advertisement This is a fact. It is also a fact that Texas ranks 49th for women’s health care and has the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S. Texas ranks 45th in accessibility to health care. Texas needs more access to quality health care. Advertisement The answer is to unleash the power of Texas nurse practitioners by giving them full practice authority. [Full practice authority means NPs can diagnose, treat, prescribe medications and manage patient care without physician...