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...

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.

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...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an increase of invasive meningococcal disease cases since November 2023.

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.

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...

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...

This month marks the 30^th 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...

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...

State health departments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating reports of children with high blood lead levels linked to certain fruit pouches containing cinnamon. In...