In Texas, healthcare news means hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, health insurance, medical device makers and health-tech companies. Coverage follows the business side of the industry from the capital to rural areas.
Texas awards the district two rural healthcare grants covering physician recruitment and healthcare facility infrastructure.
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November 2, 2026
Texas Tech Plans $150M Permian Basin Specialty CenterThe planned center would offer specialty care in six clinical areas to reduce patient outmigration from the Permian Basin.
October 30, 2026
Texas Governor Awards $87 Million for Rural HealthcareGovernor Greg Abbott announced federal grants for 129 rural healthcare providers to bolster medical services across Texas.
October 29, 2026
Texas Small Business Insurance Premiums to Rise 17 PercentHealth coverage costs for small businesses across Texas will jump by nearly 17% in 2027.
October 27, 2026
Texas Dialysis Centers Settle Fraud Claims for $2 MillionSix SNG dialysis centers agree to pay the U.S. government to resolve allegations of submitting false relief fund claims.
October 22, 2026
Gilead Sciences Settles Texas Medicaid Kickback LawsuitThe pharmaceutical company will pay $45 million to resolve allegations of offering illegal incentives to medical providers.
October 22, 2026
Texas to Award $8.1 Million to Rural HealthcareState officials will distribute federal grants to 28 rural providers to improve local care and facility infrastructure.
October 21, 2026
Mark Cuban Proposes Healthcare Reform to Texas LawmakersThe billionaire investor presented a plan to improve drug affordability during a state hearing on September 1, 2026.
October 21, 2026
VA North Texas Receives Infrastructure Maintenance FundsThe health care system secured new funding in late 2026 for renovations across its Dallas, Bonham, and Garland facilities.
October 20, 2026
Ascension Seton to Acquire Texas Hospital FacilitiesThe Austin-based healthcare system plans to purchase one hospital and two urgent care sites from Family Hospital Systems.
October 19, 2026
Texas Hospitals Struggle After Medicaid Funds WithheldFederal Medicaid payment freezes starting September 1, 2026, force rural Texas hospitals to scale back essential services.
Reporting here centers on hospital mergers and closures, corporate earnings for drug makers, insurance rate adjustments and health technology growth. It reaches across the state, from metropolitan centers to the most isolated counties. The balance between large-scale hospital networks and smaller community facilities creates a distinct operational pattern that shapes much of the coverage. State-level policy decisions and shifting demographics represent the two factors that most consistently influence industry activity.
