Texas rural areas severely lacking mental health practitioners, board says

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas needs more mental health practitioners — especially in more rural areas like Uvalde.According to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP), about 170 counties have one or no psychologists. TSBEP is the licensing agency for mental health practitioners.
At the State Capitol Thursday, TSBEP held a special meeting to look at whether changing some state rules could help -- updating rules are within the agency's purview.One idea is to allow school