Texas House considers bill that would expand telehealth services in Texas to out-of-state doctors
House Bill 997 would allow doctors in good standing in their respective state to practice telehealth in Texas.
After funding freeze, refugee dollars flowing to Texas again but program's fate uncertain
After a six-week freeze, the federal government released $47 million to Texas for refugee services. But the fate of the ...
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HHSC Highlights Available Resources During Kidney Health Month
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is highlighting resources for kidney disease patients and encouraging people to consider joining the organ donor registry as part of National ...
Texas Legislature is working on some good, bipartisan laws along with the bad and ugly
Texas lawmakers are agreeing on good bills around health, housing and energy and we should give credit where it’s due.
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A Texas church school ranked last in state measles vaccination rates. Its pastor rejoiced
a state Department of State Health Services spokesperson. Nearly one in five people who contract the virus, she said, require hospitalization. The Texas outbreak has spread in under-vaccinated ...
Texas bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
A Texas lawmaker is laying the groundwork to create a statewide system that connects all first responders and government ...
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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Texas public health infrastructure has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the state less able to respond to future health crises.
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Texas measles cases rise to 279. Here is what you need to know.
As of March 18, the case counts are as follows, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS): Measles primarily affects young people, and is especially dangerous to ...
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Texas measles cases rise to 279. Here is what you need to know.
19 cases are pending age identification. The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning residents in the outbreak area and surrounding communities that because measles is highly ...
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Bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
A proposal to create a statewide system connecting emergency personnel and agencies is among several bills that target ...
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Measles cases rise to about 320 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
Oklahoma’s state health department reported two probable cases of measles last week, saying they are “associated” with the West Texas and New Mexico outbreaks. A school-age child died of ...
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What RFK Jr. has said about the ongoing measles outbreak
Kennedy Jr., ascended as its top health care official. On February 26, the Texas health department reported the ... Within a week, the Texas state government stepped up once the outbreak had ...