Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is a state agency of Texas
. The commission oversees several state departments that deal with health and human services, including itself and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
, Texas Department of State Health Services
, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
. The agency employs 9,300 people and has an annual budget of $16 billion. The agency has its headquarters in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin
, Texas
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The commission oversees several state departments that deal with health and human services, including itself and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services is a state agency that supports the state's elderly and disabled population. The agency maintains its headquarters in the John H...
, Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
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 Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas...
, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, elderly adults and adults with disabilities...
. The agency employs 9,300 people and has an annual budget of $16 billion. The agency has its headquarters in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.