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For Tony Solomon, an Army veteran turned behavioral health advocate, a newly announced state initiative is just what Texas needs to focus on the coordination of mental health care programs for veterans. “It’s about how can we tackle one or two or three issues with several agencies working together,” said Solomon, director of the Harris County Veterans Behavioral Health Initiative, whose mission is to connect veterans and their families with local, state and federal resources. Solomon is one of more than 50 people who this week will learn how to apply for grants during the pilot phase of the Texas Veterans Initiative — a joint effort between the state and a nonprofit to provide state matching funds to local mental health efforts benefiting veterans. (Rocha, 12/2)

The Department of Veterans Affairs has imported a new boss to temporarily oversee health-care operations in the Southwest — one with a history of VA controversy at her permanent post in Florida, including a hidden video camera installed in a patient's room. (Wagner, 12/1)