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
September 21, 2022
Scholarships for EMS education and training available from DSHS
The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing Emergency Medical Service scholarships to help interested Texans complete education and training to begin careers in the EMS field. The Texas Legislature provided $21 million to fund the...
Health Advisory
September 20, 2022
HEALTH ADVISORY: Multi-Colored or Rainbow Fentanyl
Colorful versions of fentanyl (“multi-colored” or “rainbow” fentanyl) have recently appeared in the illicit drug market. Law enforcement agencies, including the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have issued alerts after recent...
News Release
September 2, 2022
Updated COVID-19 boosters expected to be available in Texas next week
With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas next week.
News Release
August 30, 2022
Texas confirms first death of a person with monkeypox
The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in Texas. The patient was an adult resident of Harris County who was severely immunocompromised. The case is under investigation to...
News Release
August 4, 2022
Underserved communities to benefit from $20 million in health center grants
The Department of State Health Services is seeking grant applications for the DSHS Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator Program. Program grants will help eligible non-profit and public health care providers expand their services among...
News Release
July 25, 2022
Texas receives shipment of 14,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine
The Texas Department of State Health Services has received a shipment of 14,780 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine. DSHS immediately forwarded 5,120 doses to Dallas County Health and Human Services. Dallas County has reported the largest number...
News Release
July 21, 2022
Operation Border Health Preparedness offers free health services at six sites next week
The Texas Department of State Health Services and its partners are again offering free health clinics at locations around South Texas to prepare for disasters and public health emergencies. Rebranded as Operation Border Health Preparedness to better...
News Release
June 30, 2022
Public health investigation finds monkeypox cases spread in Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services and local health departments have identified multiple cases of monkeypox in Texas in people who did not travel outside the state. Public health testing has found a total of 12 monkeypox cases in Texas...
News Release
June 7, 2022
DSHS confirms first monkeypox case in Texas for 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident with recent...
Health Alert
June 7, 2022