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Featured News

HHS Looks to Fill 28 Positions at Hiring Event

HHS Looks to Fill 28 Positions at Hiring Event

Texas Health and Human Services will host an express hiring event to fill 28 jobs in the Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Behavioral Health Services division.

Texas Awards Millions for Mental Health

HHS has announced it is awarding up to $6.6 million in fiscal year 2019 grant funds as part of the second phase of the state's Mental Health Grant Program for Justice-Involved Individuals.

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Buche Named Deputy Executive Commissioner for Information Technology, CIO

Steve Buche has been named deputy executive commissioner for information technology and chief information officer for Texas Health and Human Services.

State Sen. Kirk Watson speaks at the July 23 rededication of the historic headquarters building on the Austin State Hospital campus.

State Sen. Kirk Watson speaks at the July 23 rededication of the historic headquarters building on the Austin State Hospital campus.

Rededicated Austin State Hospital to Be Modernized

Building 501, the historic headquarters of the Austin State Hospital, known as “Old Main,” has a newly restored facade, and it is just the start of big plans for the campus.