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[[File:TexasDeptStateHealthServAustinTX.JPG|thumb|Headquarters of the Texas Department of State Health Services]]
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'''Texas Department of State Health Services''' is a state agency of [[Texas]]. The department was created by House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 through the merging of four state agencies: the
The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at [[Texas A&M University]] coordinate the Texas School Survey,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://texasschoolsurvey.org/WhosResponsible/WhosResponsible.asp |title=Who is Responsible for the Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use? |publisher=Texas School Survey.org |
==Leadership==
Dr. Jennifer Shuford is the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. She was appointed to this position in December 2022. <ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514152104/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/27/texas-health-commissioner-jennifer-shuford/ |last=Ura |first=Alexa |date=Dec 27, 2022 |website=[[The Texas Tribune]] |language=en |access-date=10 August 2023 |title=Jennifer Shuford named commissioner of Texas public health agency |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/27/texas-health-commissioner-jennifer-shuford/}}</ref>
==Geographic structure==
The agency provides an array of public health services and oversight across the state through eight regional offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dshs.texas.gov/regions/default.shtm |title=Texas Department of State Health Services, Public Health Regions |publisher=Dshs.texas.gov |date=2019-04-11 |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dshs.texas.gov/regions/state.shtm |title=Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Service Regions Map |publisher=Dshs.texas.gov |date=2018-12-04 |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/regions/default.shtm |title=Texas Department of State Health Services, Public Health Regions |publisher=Dshs.state.tx.us |date=2019-04-11 |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref>
* Region 1 - Lubbock
* Region 2/3 - Arlington
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas
* {{official website|http://www.dshs.state.tx.us}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/TexasDSHS TexasDSHS] - ''[[YouTube]]''
*Commissioner's 2020 message to agency staff: https://vimeo.com/481396814/494288bd08
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