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# Code Blue: Nursing Shortage In Texas
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/code-blue-nursing-shortage-texas-ezlden/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:15:27.000Z
- Description: Great careers can be found in nursing-and they're needed to fill a massive staff shortage.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_64771eca-36e2-4152-95d8-7a2c68831753, #movie-extra

Alex Respress is living the dream--but a nursing career wasn't his original dream job. But his new career path is helping fill a massive nursing shortage in Texas that's only expected to get worse in the coming years