Texas regulators flag safety deficiencies at Camp Mystic ahead of potential reopening

Texas regulators flagged dozens of deficiencies in Camp Mystic's emergency plan, saying missing flood maps, unclear ...

Texas tells Camp Mystic, where 27 died in floods, to revise safety plans

Camp Mystic, where 27 people died during a flash flood last summer, submitted an inadequate emergency plan proposal, the ...
KXAN

Proposed DSHS rules would increase hemp fees, ban intoxicating smokeable hemp in Texas

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s, R-Texas, September executive order, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) proposed several rule changes to tighten regulations ...
KVUE

East Texas vape shop sues DSHS to block new hemp rules scheduled to take effect March 31

AUSTIN, Texas — An East Texas vape shop is suing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), challenging new rules for hemp retailers that are set to take effect on March 31. That lawsuit ...
Seattle Times

DSHS employees rarely pay a price for failing to protect foster children

The state of Washington’s largest department is tasked with caring for the state’s most vulnerable residents — abused children, foster kids, mentally handicapped adults. But time and again, it has ...