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Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for 2024-2025 Biennium Legislative Appropriations Request

DSHS wants to hear from the public as it prepares its 2024-2025 Legislative Appropriations Request. The LAR is the agency’s funding request ahead of next year’s meeting of the Texas Legislature and reflects agency priorities for the upcoming two-year budget cycle. After it is submitted later this summer, the Legislative Budget Board will review the LAR and make funding recommendations to the Legislature, which builds and passes the state budget.

The DSHS LAR hearing will let people tell the agency what they think is important for public heath to focus on in the coming years. It is scheduled for July 26 at 1 p.m. in Austin and will be streamed online. You can find more information at https://www.dshs.texas.gov/legislative/lar/DSHS-LAR-Public-Hearing-Agenda-Notice_062222.pdf

DSHS Strategic Plan

DSHS Strategic Plan 2021-2025, Part I and Part II

DSHS Strategic Plan 2023-2027, Part I and Part II

For background and to view past strategic plans, see the HHS Strategic Planning page.

DSHS Budget Information

Legislative Appropriations Request – FY 2022-23

Legislative Appropriations Request – FY 2020-21

FY 2022-2023 Legislative Appropriations Request Stakeholder Presentation (PDF)

FY 2022-2023 Legislative Appropriations Request Stakeholder Presentation (Powerpoint)

November 5,2020 OOG-LBB LAR Hearing

DSHS FY 22 Operating Budget

As required per the 2022-23 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Senate Bill 1, Article IX, Sec 7.01, 87th Legislature, RS, 2021, shown here is DSHS Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022.

DSHS FY 20 Operating Budget

As required per the 2020-21 General Appropriations Act (GAA), House Bill 1, Article IX, Sec 7.01, 86th Legislature, RS, 2019, shown here is DSHS Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2020.

Monthly Financial Reports

Presentations for the 87th Legislative Session

For presentations prepared for previous sessions, see the Archived Reports and Presentations page.

February 25, 2021 - Senate Finance Committee, Agency Overview
March 3, 2021 - House Appropriations Committee, DSHS Exceptional Items
March 3, 2021 - House Appropriations Committee, Contracting
March 3, 2021 - House Public Health, Pandemic Response and Vaccine Overview
March 4, 2021 - House Appropriations Committee, Information Technology (IT) Projects and Needs
March 10, 2021 - Senate Health and Human Services Committee, DSHS COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Vaccine Update
March 10, 2021 - Senate Health and Human Services Committee, DSHS Implementation Update
August 10, 2021 - Senate Health and Human Services Committee, COVID-19 and Impact of Vaccines
October 5, 2021 - House Committee on Public Health - Border Public Health
June 27, 2022 - Senate Health and Human Services - Disaster Pandemic Response (pdf)
June 27, 2022 - Senate Committee on Health and Human Services - Public Health Data (pdf)

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Reports for the Legislature