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Seven of the companies are prohibited from promoting or marketing opioid products.
Shofner filed an identical bill during the regular session but the House didn’t vote on it, despite 58 pages of online testimony filed by residents who want to be able to access it without a prescription.
As part of the investigation, Attorney General Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands to Gerber and Plum Organics.
Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.
As a part of a broader national takedown, law enforcement agencies targeted criminals who exploited taxpayer-funded health care programs for personal profit, leading to communities being flooded with dangerous prescription opioids.
The company later chose not to remove the toxic dyes from products sold in the U.S. but did remove artificial colors from its products distributed in Europe.
Medical program leaders want a ban on synthetic delta-8 THC, which makes up the bulk of consumable hemp products.
A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.
Hemp industry leaders say they agree with regulations similar to how the state regulates alcohol.
With the state’s regular biennial legislative session ending less than two weeks ago, the Texas Department of State Health Services has lost its opportunity to ask the state for more money.
Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program.
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent General Mills, Inc. a Civil Investigative Demand as part of a new investigation into the food company for illegal misrepresentations of its food products as “healthy.”
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing Older Texans Month in May by promoting resources available to help people live well as they age.
So far, nine Texas Health and Human Services Commission employees have been fired for improperly accessing Texans’ data.
The Mental Health Awareness Webinar Series is free and open to the public, covering several topics from suicide risk to youth mental wellness.
A state employee testified Monday that tens of thousands of people in the U.S. unlawfully were treated, but it was unclear how long the data had been collected.
In its marketing, Kellogg’s has advertised its products as “healthy.” Yet, some of its cereals are filled with petroleum-based artificial food colorings that have been linked to hyperactivity, obesity, autoimmune disease, endocrine-related health problems, and cancer in those who consume them.
Rojas, a midwife known as “Dr. Maria,” was taken into custody in Waller County and charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony, as well as practicing medicine without a license.
The scheme resulted in the fraudulent billing of more than $70 million to healthcare programs.
Two more employees from the state Health and Human Services Commission have been fired for accessing the private information of Texans seeking public assistance in the state’s Medicaid, food stamps and other programs, the agency confirmed Monday.