900,000 Texans Have Lost Medicaid and SNAP Benefits
While some individuals have become ineligible because their incomes increased or they were children who aged out of the program, a majority — more than 600,000 — have been disenrolled in Texas because of procedural errors.
USDA Study on Consumer Kitchen Behavior
The study was produced by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) as part of their efforts to highlight the importance of safe food handling practices.
SPAM Canned Meat Product Health Alert
The product involved in this alert was shipped to H.E.B. retail locations in Texas; no other retailers are involved in this alert.
Uninsured Texans Dropped to the Lowest in a Decade
Texas is still the state with the highest percentage of uninsured residents, at nearly 17 percent, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau survey released.
Wind Farms off the Texas Coast a Bust
Offshore wind advocates blame Texas’ antagonistic political climate for the lack of offers. A lease off the coast of Louisiana received two bids.
Ozone Action Day in Effect
People with lung diseases such as asthma and those who are routinely active outdoors for six or more hours a day may experience health effects such as shortness of breath.
AG Files Appeal to Block Ruling for Children from “Gender Transition” Procedures
This year, the Texas Legislature passed SB 14, a law that prohibits hospitals from administering experimental hormones or conducting mutilative “gender transition” surgical procedures on minors.
Mosquito Spraying Schedule Week of August 28
With the recent heavy rainfall, The City of Corpus Christi is proactively preparing for an increase in the mosquito population and has initiated a mosquito spraying schedule for this week.
Keeping Food and Water Safe During Storms
It's important to safeguard your food, water, medicine and pets before, during and after any severe weather event.
National Celebration Honoring Health Centers
CBWF offers primary and specialized health care, a satellite clinic in Kingsville, a 24/7/365 Mental Health Emergency Hotline, LGBTQ+ support groups and the only Pride Center south of San Antonio.
OAG Civil Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers $42.7 Million in Taxpayer Funds
OAG Civil Medicaid Fraud Division settled an enforcement action brought under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.
Food Safety Honor Roll
USDA has some tips for parents and caregivers that will help them make the food safety honor roll.
Lockdown Era Policies Hitting Medicaid Recipients
During the pandemic, federal regulations prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid, allowing access to nonstop health insurance coverage for about 3 million Texans who would’ve regularly lost coverage beginning in March 2020.
Medicaid Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Million Fraud Scheme
The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston.
USDA Invests in Youth Development
YEA programs will lead to a re-imagined youth development outreach system hat will prepare young people for careers in agriculture and food sciences, and support youth programs like 4-H.
Owner of Home Health Company to Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Akintunde Oyewale, a home health company owner from Richmond, TX, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Abbott Says He Won’t Renew COVID-19 Declaration
Texas appears to be the last state with a broad pandemic declaration, which was begun in 2020, still in place.
Grand Opening of $200 Million Rusk State Hospital
The new two-story administration building is 18,900 square feet and accommodates the administration department and IT staff.
Emily Zalkovsky Named HHSC Medicaid Director
Zalkovsky, who has 18 years of experience in health and human services policy and operations, currently serves as the deputy state Medicaid director.
Abbott signs Legislation Barring Minors from Getting Puberty Blockers
"Children in Texas are officially protected from harmful, experimental medical and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria," Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, the author of SB 14's companion bill in the House, said in a statement on Twitter.