CHRISTUS Health Opens Newly Renovated Cardiac Rehabilitation Facility in Kingsville
The $1.3 million renovation expands and modernizes the hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program, creating a more comfortable and supportive environment.
Texas AG Secures $773 Million in Opioid Settlement with Albertsons
This settlement is the latest in a series of agreements Attorney General Paxton has negotiated to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for worsening the national trend of overdoses and deaths from prescription opioids.
New Program Allows Patients to Receive Dialysis Treatment Closer to Home
Prior to the program’s launch, about 30 patients per month were transferred to facilities in other cities.
Texas Health Agency Proposes Eliminating Autism Program
The proposed elimination of the program, aimed at serving lower-income families, comes as Texas leadership has called on agencies to reduce budgets by 3%.
Texas Investigates Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Company
BCBSTX allegedly delayed granting approval for medically urgent treatment.
Paxton Secures $7.5 Million Settlement from Tris Pharma
In 2023, Attorney General Paxton sued Tris Pharma and its CEO, Ketan Mehta, after an investigation uncovered an alleged scheme to defraud the Texas Medicaid program.
Texas Supreme Court Rules Baby Delivered by Surrogate Can Leave Texas
The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there. Their surrogate wants him in Texas.
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.