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The DSHS Council governs the department. [3] 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, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial ...
Further, 61% of high school students in Texas have tried alcohol and 17% of Texas high school students had their first drink before the age of 13. Based on 2016-2017 surveys, it was estimated that in Texas on average each year over a million individuals 12 years old or older had an alcohol use disorder in the last year. Alcohol policy
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Many of the direct client services that were performed by DSHS, such as services for women and children, and people with special health care needs, were transferred to HHSC in September 2016. DSHS now focuses on providing these functions: Vital statistics, such as birth and death records
A new Pew Research survey conducted from April 14 to May 4 finds most teen students prefer in-person learning to the hybrid or remote options required early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey ...
DALLAS - When it comes to the top high schools in the U.S., Texas is home to some of the best, according to a new report.. U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best High School Rankings" for 2024 ...
Education in Texas. Texas has over 1,000 public school districts—all but one of the school districts in Texas are independent, separate from any form of municipal or county government. School districts may (and often do) cross city and county boundaries. Independent school districts have the power to tax their residents and to assert eminent ...
The four-day school week program, seen as a tool to recruit and retain teachers, was implemented by 27 school districts starting in the 2022-2023 school year. 41 Texas school districts are now on ...
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired ( TSBVI) is a Texas special public school, in the continuum of statewide placements for students who have a visual impairment. It is considered a statewide resource to parents of these children and professionals who serve them. Students, ages 6 through 21, who are blind, deaf-blind, or ...