News & Alerts
Stay up to date on news and health issues that impact Texas. Our news releases, news updates, health alerts, and health advisories keep you in the know about public health in Texas.
News & Alerts
Stay up to date on news and health issues that impact Texas. Our news releases, news updates, health alerts, and health advisories keep you in the know about public health in Texas.
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News Release
March 11, 2024
Texas health centers expand services thanks to $19.3 million in grants
Health centers across Texas are offering expanded services to underserved and uninsured Texans after completing projects funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator Program last year. A total of...
News Release
March 8, 2024
Texas Tobacco Quitline service enhancements will help Texans overcome addiction
Texans overcoming tobacco addiction can now access more cessation tools through the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Texas Tobacco Quitline. The Texas Legislature approved an additional $2 million in funding for the program last year...
News Release
March 6, 2024
Recall of donated ground beef products
DSHS is announcing that Trophy Buck, Inc. has recalled approximately 72,000 pounds of frozen raw ground beef donated last year in Bexar and Montgomery counties because it was not produced under state or federal inspection.
News Release
March 4, 2024
Health officials provide guidance on returning home after wildfires
The Texas Department of State Health Services is sharing health and safety guidance for people returning to their homes and businesses after the ongoing wildfires in the state. The fire danger is not over, so people from areas that have been...
News Updates
February 23, 2024
Public hearing notice for Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Strategic Plan
PUBLIC HEARING For FISCAL YEARS 2025-2029 STRATEGIC PLAN will be held April 3, 2024 at 2:00 pm in the Public Hearing Room M-100, First Floor, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin.
Health Advisory
February 23, 2024
Increase in Invasive Meningococcal Disease February 23, 2024
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an increase of invasive meningococcal disease cases since November 2023.
News Updates
February 9, 2024
News Update: Listeria outbreak linked to queso fresco
Public health officials are warning people not to eat cheese and yogurt products subject to a recent recall by Rizo-López Foods. Listeria infections linked to the products have caused at least 26 reported illnesses including two deaths in the U.S...
News Release
January 22, 2024
Texas launches new respiratory virus dashboard, report
The Texas Department of State Health Services has launched new data tools to let people keep tabs on respiratory viruses in Texas. A respiratory virus dashboard accessible through DSHS’s Texas Health Data site shows trends in illnesses from influenza...
News Release
January 8, 2024
DSHS’s annual oral rabies vaccine bait airdrop marks 30 years
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Oral Rabies Vaccination Program in South Texas, with airdrop flights kicking off Tuesday, Jan. 9 from Edinburg in Hidalgo County. The program has successfully...
Health Advisory
December 12, 2023
With the increased number and geographical spread of mpox cases caused by Clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recommends clinicians and public health...