/tags/texas-department-of-state-health-services Texas Department of State Health Services en-US Copyright Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:55:49 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-06/a-second-texas-child-has-died-from-measles-rfk-jr-visits About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the West Texas town that has been the epicenter of the outbreak. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:55:49 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-06/a-second-texas-child-has-died-from-measles-rfk-jr-visits Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2025-03-31/federal-covid-funding-cuts-north-texas-public-health-impacts Public health departments relied on COVID funding to expand testing, lab and vaccination capabilities. Local health leaders say the federal government's clawback of $11.4 billion will undermine that growth. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:07:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-31/federal-covid-funding-cuts-north-texas-public-health-impacts Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Rockwall County Health Authority Dr. Dirk Perritt announced a measles case in an adult resident Wednesday. It's the first confirmed case in North Texas. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:22:31 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-02-13/texas-health-department-cancels-immunization-conference-cdc The Texas Department of State Health Services has described the biannual immunization conference as a "vital platform" that in the past drew strong participation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:51:45 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-13/texas-health-department-cancels-immunization-conference-cdc Kailey Broussard /news/2024-12-11/state-agency-to-ask-lawmakers-for-300-million-to-fix-significant-neglect-in-texas-medicaid-enrollment-system The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for months to receive approval for benefits. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:46:44 GMT /news/2024-12-11/state-agency-to-ask-lawmakers-for-300-million-to-fix-significant-neglect-in-texas-medicaid-enrollment-system Terri Langford | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-09-23/texas-dps-ban-transgender-trans-id-drivers-license-birth-certificate-explainer The Department of Public Safety and the Department of State Health Services are no longer following court orders to update someone's sex on driver's licenses and birth certificates. Transgender Texans and advocates say this could put their community at greater risk of being denied certain services and threaten their safety. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-23/texas-dps-ban-transgender-trans-id-drivers-license-birth-certificate-explainer Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /news/2024-04-03/a-bird-flu-outbreak-at-the-largest-u-s-chicken-egg-producer-could-affect-egg-prices Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:28:16 GMT /news/2024-04-03/a-bird-flu-outbreak-at-the-largest-u-s-chicken-egg-producer-could-affect-egg-prices Ayana Archie, Joe Hernandez /health-wellness/2023-12-04/kids-immunization-texas-covid COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has contributed to a declining rate of childhood vaccinations in North Texas. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-12-04/kids-immunization-texas-covid Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country. Denton County Public Health is working to change that statistic through community testing. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-03-08/pregnant-apply-medicaid-chip-texas Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, according to the latest census data. For some Texans, pregnancy is the first time they can access health services. But navigating public health options for care can be overwhelming. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:08:10 GMT /health-wellness/2023-03-08/pregnant-apply-medicaid-chip-texas Elena Rivera, Yfat Yossifor