Newborn screening in Texas expands to include rare neurological condition

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced on Tuesday that an additional test for a rare neurological ...
Houston Public Media

Court protection for Delta-8 sales in Texas expired Thursday

A Texas Supreme Court order takes effect May 28 that allows state health officials to again treat manufactured Delta-8 THC as ...
KSAT

DSHS says there is no measles outbreak after cases reported in Kendall, Bandera counties

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said there is not a measles outbreak after multiple cases were reported in Kendall County and Bandera County. Measles is a highly contagious viral ...
Seattle Times

DSHS employees rarely pay a price for failing to protect foster children

The state of Washington’s largest department is tasked with caring for the state’s most vulnerable residents — abused children, foster kids, mentally handicapped adults. But time and again, it has ...
KXAN

Proposed DSHS rules would increase hemp fees, ban intoxicating smokeable hemp in Texas

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s, R-Texas, September executive order, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) proposed several rule changes to tighten regulations ...
Seattle Times

Dismantle DSHS and create a new child-focused agency

THE state’s mega-sized human-services agency, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), was created in 1970 by consolidating five smaller offices. Often in the decades since, lawmakers ...
KHOU 11

Texas Rangers join DSHS investigation into Camp Mystic as families' legal battles with the camp continue

KERR COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Rangers are now investigating Camp Mystic, the Kerr County camp where 27 girls were staying when they were killed in the July 4, 2025, floodwaters. Tuesday marks the ...