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.

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is highlighting services and programs dedicated to the fight against human trafficking. Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed January 2026 as Human ...

Renewing your benefits is easy. We'll send you a letter when it's time to renew your benefits. If you need to sign a renewal form you can: Sign it electronically on Your Texas Benefits. Call 2-1-1 to ...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) system’s strategies, programs, and initiatives to reduce maternal depression, mortality, and morbidity.

One in four Texans has experienced an opioid overdose or knows someone who has. The Texas Targeted Opioid Response (TTOR) is a public health initiative with a mission to save lives and provide ...

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to diabetes@dshs.texas.gov or leave a message at 737-395-8119. This meeting is open to the public. No ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is notifying recipients of agency services and other affected individuals that their protected health, personal identifying information or ...

To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit ...

TERRELL – Gov. Greg Abbott announced HHSC is beginning construction of a new Terrell State Hospital building that will provide inpatient psychiatric care to North Texans. HHSC held a groundbreaking ...

TANF financial eligibility begins the earlier of the: certification date; or 30th day after the file date. The certification date is the date staff dispose the TANF EDG. An applicant must receive ...

HHSC rescinded PL 2024-20 Requirements for Tuberculosis Screening and Testing. Additional guidance regarding tuberculosis screening and testing will be forthcoming. In the interim, providers should ...

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has published the Proprietary System Operator (PSO) 2026 Onboarding schedule to the TMHP EVV Proprietary Systems webpage. HHSC encourages program ...