Texas Moms Fight to Protect Surrogacy
Texas moms and surrogates say lawmakers can sharpen protections for both parties in contracts and regulate surrogacy agencies, but caution against severely limiting the practice.
DFPS Celebrate Opening of Terrell Center for Youth
The facility increases access to intensive behavioral health treatment for foster care youth with the highest levels of need, providing care in a safe, structured setting.
Baby Gabriel Receives Life-Saving Surgery
The order ensured that baby Gabriel received life-sustaining medical care and prevented anyone from withholding treatment or removing him from the state while the case was pending.
A Surrogate’s Fight for Parental Rights in Dallas Could Discourage Surrogacy Use
A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements.
Baby at Center of Surrogacy Rights Case is Born in Dallas
The biological parents won a temporary restraining order against the surrogate, who tried to claim parental rights, and are with their baby, their attorneys say.
AG Paxton Secures Emergency Court Order Ensuring Baby Receives Life-Saving Care
While the surrogate mother of baby Gabriel has traveled to Texas for protection and care for Gabriel, the intended parents have refused to agree that they will consent to the life-saving surgery for Gabriel after he is born.
Texas Vaccine Requirements Unchanged Despite Federal Shift
Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.
Texas AG Investigates American Academy of Pediatrics
Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the American Academy of Pediatrics over concerns that the organization may be promoting and recommending childhood vaccines for financial gain.
Funding Gives Rise to Telehealth in Rural Clinics
Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from their homes.
National Breastfeeding Month
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing National Breastfeeding Month in August by promoting resources for moms.
HHSC Launching Rural Hospital Officers Academy
The academy is designed for leaders responsible for the financial stability of rural hospitals or rural health care systems in Texas.
Cyclospora and Your Food
Cyclospora is generally transmitted when infected feces contaminates food or water.
Public Health District Reports Increase in Cyclosporiasis Cases
At this time, no common source for the outbreak has been identified, and the reported cases do not indicate a widespread community outbreak.
TAMUK Receives Approval to Establish College of Nursing and Health Professions
The new college will house the new undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing as well as other health profession degrees.
Southwestern Medical Center Celebrate Opening of New Psychiatric Hospital
Gov. Abbott and the Texas Legislature approved funding for the design and construction of the Texas Behavioral Health Center.
A Houston Drowning Tests Whether Texas Law Gives the Right to Deny Brain Death Testing
State leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.
Camp Mystic Chief Health Officer Barred from Direct Patient Care by Texas Nursing Board
Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.
Residents Urged to Help Eliminate Mosquito Breeding
Recent rainfall can create standing water, which provides breeding areas for mosquitoes.
Healthcare Fraud Settlement Creates Nation’s First-Ever Detransition Clinic
Texas has secured a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital that compels the creation of the country’s first-ever Detransition Clinic.
Texas Secures $286.5 Million for Texas from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
Purdue filed bankruptcy in September 2019 following an investigation by a coalition of 55 states and territories and a 2018 lawsuit by Attorney General Paxton.