DEPARTMENT HEALTH TEXAS
Remarks of Anna Escobedo Cabral U.S. Treasurer U.S. Department of the Treasury Before the Texas Union League United States Department of the Treasury Edinburg , TX - Thank you, Dan, for that kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be here in Edinburg , Texas . I want to thank the University of Texas – Pan American for providing a wonderful venue for this conference. ACS captures $230m Texas deal extension Computer Business Review Texas is proving to be a happy hunting ground for IT services vendors, with outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services Inc winning a $230m contract extension with the states Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC. State bans smoking in foster homes Houston Chronicle Foster parents who smoke can no longer light up around the children they care for in their homes beginning Jan. 1. A new policy, adopted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, aims to reduce health risks for children in foster care, said Sasha Rasco, the agency's director of policy and program operations for child care licensing. E. coli cases surface in Montgomery, Camden Counties The Philadelphia Inquirer The state Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak that sickened four people in Montgomery County to determine whether it is linked to an outbreak in New York and New Jersey, a department spokesman said yesterday. Savings predicted in prison health care Whittier Daily news SACRAMENTO - The federal court-appointed receiver who controls inmate health care in California estimated Tuesday that his changes to a dangerously inept system will eventually save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, although they cost more in the short term. Texas State seeks land for crime lab BizJournals Texas State University-San Marcos is searching for a plot of land that it could use as an outdoor forensic research lab to teach investigators about crime scenes. Restaurant Monitor The Bryan-College Station Eagle The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department. NEW RULE STOPS TEXAS FOSTER PARENTS FROM SMOKING IN FRONT OF KIDS Tyler Morning Telegraph AUSTIN (AP) - Texas will join a handful of states that prohibit foster parents from smoking in front of children in their homes and cars when a new state rule takes effect Jan. 1. America's Health Rankings Finds Only Slight Progress Since Last Year Senior Journal December 5, 2006 – The 17th annual edition of America's Health Rankings were released today, showing only slight improvement over last year - Americans as a whole are only 0.3 percent healthier than they were at this time last year. Tyler hospital official named state health commissioner Houston Chronicle Dr. David L. Lakey, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, was appointed Friday to be the Texas state health commissioner. The office leads the Department of State Health Services, which is responsible for public health programs, laboratories and regulating a variety of health care professionals and facilities.
Remarks of Anna Escobedo Cabral U.S. Treasurer U.S. Department of the Treasury Before the Texas Union League United States Department of the Treasury Edinburg , TX - Thank you, Dan, for that kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be here in Edinburg , Texas . I want to thank the University of Texas – Pan American for providing a wonderful venue for this conference. ACS captures $230m Texas deal extension Computer Business Review Texas is proving to be a happy hunting ground for IT services vendors, with outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services Inc winning a $230m contract extension with the states Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC. State bans smoking in foster homes Houston Chronicle Foster parents who smoke can no longer light up around the children they care for in their homes beginning Jan. 1. A new policy, adopted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, aims to reduce health risks for children in foster care, said Sasha Rasco, the agency's director of policy and program operations for child care licensing. E. coli cases surface in Montgomery, Camden Counties The Philadelphia Inquirer The state Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak that sickened four people in Montgomery County to determine whether it is linked to an outbreak in New York and New Jersey, a department spokesman said yesterday. Savings predicted in prison health care Whittier Daily news SACRAMENTO - The federal court-appointed receiver who controls inmate health care in California estimated Tuesday that his changes to a dangerously inept system will eventually save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, although they cost more in the short term. Texas State seeks land for crime lab BizJournals Texas State University-San Marcos is searching for a plot of land that it could use as an outdoor forensic research lab to teach investigators about crime scenes. Restaurant Monitor The Bryan-College Station Eagle The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department. NEW RULE STOPS TEXAS FOSTER PARENTS FROM SMOKING IN FRONT OF KIDS Tyler Morning Telegraph AUSTIN (AP) - Texas will join a handful of states that prohibit foster parents from smoking in front of children in their homes and cars when a new state rule takes effect Jan. 1. America's Health Rankings Finds Only Slight Progress Since Last Year Senior Journal December 5, 2006 – The 17th annual edition of America's Health Rankings were released today, showing only slight improvement over last year - Americans as a whole are only 0.3 percent healthier than they were at this time last year. Tyler hospital official named state health commissioner Houston Chronicle Dr. David L. Lakey, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, was appointed Friday to be the Texas state health commissioner. The office leads the Department of State Health Services, which is responsible for public health programs, laboratories and regulating a variety of health care professionals and facilities. department+health+texas: texas department of state health services , texas department of health services , texas department of state health services , texas department of health services , department+health+texas
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