Greenwood Hall for the Chronicle of Higher Education

Went out to Bryan, Texas for the Chronicle of Higher Education last month. Photographing a call-center is challenging, to say the least - cubicles, computers, headsets, sedentary workday. You'll never see a photographer work harder than when the visuals are slim.

"Thank you for calling Troy University," Ms. Martin answers calls to its 800 number. "My name is Adrienne. How may I help you?"

What callers may not realize is that she isn't at Troy's main campus, in Southeastern Alabama—or any of its other locations. She's not even a university employee.

In fact, Ms. Martin is taking calls from an office building here in Central Texas, some 700 miles from the city of Troy. Her employer, Greenwood & Hall, handles phone traffic for clients that include 35 colleges and universities.

Greenwood Hall - Images by Julia Robinson

Texas Medicaid Fraud for the Wall Street Journal

Texas is cracking down on Medicaid fraud including cosmetic dental procedures and unnecessary root-canals on small children.

William Steinhauer, a San Antonio dentist who heads a Texas Dental Association committee that specializes in Medicaid issues, said he is happy the state is cracking down on fraud. "For too long Texas doctors have been trying to profit off of poor patients," he said.

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Bee Revival for the Wall Street Journal

Recent rains have provided relief from Texas' drought conditions and led to a resurgence of bees as wildflowers and other plants have made a rebound. A 40-year-old warehouse worker was stung more than 300 times after disturbing a massive colony of bees in Pflugerville on August 8. In a separate incident on August 6, a man was stung while attempting to remove bees in his home with a vacuum cleaner. He went into shock while driving himself to the hospital and crashed into a pedestrian, several cars and a house in west Austin.

Keith Huddle is the man they call to remove these hives. Business has been booming since late spring with Huddle doing 4-5 removals a day. Needless to say, it's hot in those suits. Think I dropped 5 pounds in 45 minutes. Whew.


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