Gov. Perry names former Houston lawmaker HHS commissioner
Former Houston lawmaker Kyle Janek, an anesthesiologist, will take over leadership of the Health and Human Services Commission from the retiring Tom Suehs. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday appointed Janek, of...
View ArticleAbbott: Obamacare interferes with doctor-patient relationship
Texas Attorney General Abbott Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott welcomed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to the state capital with a scathing denunciation of the federal...
View ArticleNew state Senate budget writer is conservative, experienced
State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appointed state Sen. Jane Nelson as Finance Committee chairwoman Thursday, elevating a conservative and experienced senator to one of the...
View ArticleState official resigns after concerns about $110 million no-bid contract
Jack Stick AUSTIN — The top lawyer at the mega-agency that oversees all Texas health and human services resigned Friday following revelations that he helped steer a $110 million contract to a local...
View ArticleAbbott: No way I’ve ‘embraced Medicaid expansion’
Gov.-elect Greg Abbott AUSTIN – Gov.-elect Greg Abbott on Friday sought to clear the air surrounding Democratic hopes he is interested in expanding Medicaid, calling it a misunderstanding that does...
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