Texas Lawmakers Clash with Medical Board Over COVID-Era Ivermectin Sanctions

In Austin, Texas, a new political battle is unfolding years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Republican lawmakers move to force the Texas Medical Board to reverse disciplinary actions taken against doctors who prescribed Ivermectin as a treatment for the virus. At the center of the debate is Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Houston-area ear, nose, and throat specialist who gained national attention for defying federal guidelines and promoting Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, as a potential COVID therapy.

During the pandemic, Ivermectin became a controversial. . .