AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer as part of National Cervical Health Awareness Month this January.

Seven employees were fired after accessing tens of thousands of Medicaid and food stamp accounts and stealing at least ...

Employees working on food stamps program accessed personal information, Texas Health and Human Service Commission says. Know ...

People receiving services from Texas Health and Human Services, and other individuals, may have had sensitive personal information about their health and identity inappropriately accessed or used ...

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Texas' Health and Human Services Commission announced Friday morning that a privacy breach at the agency has exposed the personal information of at least 61,000 Texans, opening them up to potential ...

The agency said information inappropiately accessed or obtained includes full names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, ...

After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for ...

Sylvia Trent-Adams has led the Health Science Center since 2022. She became the first Black woman to serve in the role.

Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help ... SB 176 would also allow schools to bill Medicaid for delivering behavioral health services on campus, creating another option for children in ...

Texas received $203.4M in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. The funds expired Dec. 31 ...

In 2022, Texas Health and Human Services Commission also recommended more resources for the state’s crisis call centers. In 2023, Texas lawmakers did not address developing the 988 call center ...