Health And Human Services Commission Expands Outpatient Competency Restoration Services In Texas
Texas Health and Human Services Commission news Release AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announces $1 million in federal Mental Health Block Grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration to expand Outpatient Competency Restoration (OCR) services for Texans with mental health and substance use disorders living in mostly rural communities. “With these grant funds, we are improving...
USDA Approves Waivers For Texas SNAP Recipients Impacted By Severe Winter Storms
DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2023 – Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in 67 counties who were affected by the severe winter weather in February will have additional time to report their food loss because of power outages due to the storm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved a waiver for the Texas Human and Health Services Commission’s (HHSC) to give SNAP recipient...
TxDOT to Join First Lady Cecilla Abbott for Human Trafficking Awareness
WHEN: Jan. 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Texas State Capitol, Extension Auditorium, E1.004 AUSTIN — TxDOT, Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, and members of the Governor’s Commission for Women are joining together in the fight against human trafficking. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Texas is at the forefront of the battle against human trafficking. Hear from First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott,...
Commissioners Court Appoints 2 To Civic Center Board, members of Regional SART Team
Hopkins County Commissioners Court appointed 2 to the Civic Center Board, approved SART Team recommendations, and noted that an agricultural lease had been re-signed. Also during the regular court meeting Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, Fire Marshal Andy Endsley gave an update about a public health nuisance abatement case. At the recommendation of Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Manager Lonnie Fox, Hopkins County Commissioners Court...
Cancer Screenings Encouraged For Women Ages 20-49 During Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical Cancer Is The Third Leading Cancer Diagnosis For Women Ages 20-39, Fifth In Women Ages 40-49. AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is recognizing January as National Cervical Health Awareness Month and encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer. “Over the years, we have seen a dramatic decrease in cervical cancer. However, rates have recently leveled off,” said Faith Sandberg-Rodriguez, associate...
Jane Nelson Officially Appointed 115th Texas Secretary of State
AUSTIN — Today (Jan. 5,2023), Governor Greg Abbott officially appointed Jane Nelson to serve as the 115th Texas Secretary of State. Upon the filing of her official appointment, Nelson issued the following statement: “I am deeply honored to continue my career as a public servant as Texas Secretary of State, and am grateful for the confidence Governor Abbott has placed in me to serve in this critical new role. As Secretary of...
HHSC Receives Federal Grant To Expand Fraud Prevention Efforts
News Release Agency Works To Develop Innovative Strategies To Prevent Fraud AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) a federal grant of more than $400,000 to further the agency’s fraud prevention efforts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). HHSC has prevented the misuse of more than $147 million in public funds since 2017 by identifying...
National Women’s Health Week A Reminder For Women To Get Important Health Screenings
Texas Health And Human Services Hosts Virtual Women’s Wellness Event During May THHS News Release AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services is raising awareness of National Women’s Health Week beginning May 8 by encouraging women and girls across the state to take care of their physical and mental health. “We hope to motivate women this week to make time for important health screenings, including mammograms and cervical cancer...
HHSC Launches License Plate Art Contest to Help Victims of Human Trafficking
Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 AUSTIN – Texans can help raise awareness about human trafficking and support young survivors of human trafficking by participating in a new license plate design contest. The design contest, hosted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in conjunction with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), will help create the Stop Human Trafficking Specialty License Plate, which was authorized by House Bill...
Texas HHS Seeks Entries For Mental Health Creative Arts Contest
NEWS RELEASE – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1, 2021 AUSTIN – To raise awareness of mental health issues, the annual Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest is announcing its call for submissions from Dec. 1, 2021 until March 15, 2022. The annual contest is hosted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission along with the Texas System of Care and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin....
