The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Initiative 2: Rural Texas Patients in the Driver's Seat, a funding opportunity under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. The initiative will invest in technology to establish consumer-facing health portals and remote health monitoring equipment for rural healthcare providers.
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The Texas Diabetes Council's Strategy Workgroup is collecting stakeholder input for the 2027 State Plan on preventing and treating diabetes and obesity, as required by state law.
Texas Diabetes Council, agency gathering stakeholder input for state plan; Klaus Madsen, Strategy Workgroup co-chair
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The Texas Department of Insurance announced a virtual public hearing on November 19 to consider insurers' waiver requests from health plan network adequacy standards. Unum Insurance Company filed a waiver request for First Look Vision Network.
Texas Department of Insurance, agency holding hearing; Unum Insurance Company, insurer filing waiver request
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Texas Tech Physicians OB+GYN and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center launched a CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care program in Amarillo. The program brings together eight to 12 pregnant women due around the same time for 10 visits lasting 90 to 120 minutes each.
Texas Tech Physicians OB+GYN, Provider launching the program; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Institution launching the program; Dr. Teresa Baker, Chair of TTUHSC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and 2 more
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A new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability found that average levels of PFAS (forever chemicals) in U.S. drinking water may be about twice as high as standard summaries suggest, because test results below laboratory minimum reporting levels are usually counted as zero.
Gehendra Kharel, Environmental scientist at Texas Christian University
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The Texas Quad-Agency Child Care Commission announced a review of overlapping requirements between the Texas Workforce Commission's Texas Rising Star assessments and the Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation inspections. The review aims to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and simplify compliance for child care providers.
Joe Esparza, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission and Chairman of the Quad-Agency Child Care Commission; Texas Workforce Commission, Agency managing Texas Rising Star assessments; Health and Human Services Commission, Agency managing Child Care Regulation inspections
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that its Underground Injection Control Permits section will transition to electronic delivery of final documents, effective November 9, 2026. Certain documents requiring certified mail will continue to be sent by USPS.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, state agency issuing permit notifications
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In the November 2026 midterm elections, Latino voters moved sharply toward Democratic candidates, helping Democrats win Texas's Senate seat, governor's office, and all statewide offices on the ballot. Every Texas county voted more Democratic than in the 2024 presidential election.
Gabe Vasquez, Democratic U.S. Representative from New Mexico; Johnny Garcia, Sheriff's deputy who won newly created House district in San Antonio area; James Talarico, Democrat elected to U.S. Senate from Texas and 7 more
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Political advertising analytics company Kinetiq Political Insights released research showing Republicans outspent Democrats on TV, radio and digital advertising during the 2026 midterm elections, though Democrats reached swing voters at lower cost.
nearly $3 billion for republican political advertising spending on TV, radio and digital
Kinetiq Political Insights, political advertising analytics company that conducted research; National Media Insights, research firm that analyzed advertising efficiency; James Talarico, Democratic candidate who won Texas U.S. Senate race
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