News & Events

Mark your calendars! The 16th Texas HIV/STD Conference will take place on May 18-22, 2008 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. This biennial event is designed to provide HIV/STD professionals with enhanced capacity to effectively serve Texans living with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The conference planning committee is seeking qualified speakers, poster exhibitors, round table moderators and scholarship applicants. For more information, please visit the 16th Texas HIV/STD Conference website.

The 2007 HIV Prevention Kick-off meeting was held in Austin on September 11-12, 2007. Click here for the meeting agenda and links to presentations and HIV prevention resources.

Funding Opportunities

2008 HIV Care Administrative Agency (RWAA) Renewal Application

Recent Documents

The new and improved HOPWA Program Manual is released. Posted 11/15/07

DSHS Taxonomy - September 2007

2006 Texas HIV/STD Surveillance Report posted 9/18/07 (321 Kb PDF)

ARIES Manual - posted 8/30/07 (358 pages, 5 Mb PDF)

Powerpoint presentations from the EPS and MMP meetings held at the Omni Hotel in Austin, Texas on May 30-31, 2007 are now available online. EPS collects data on HIV-positive women who become pregnant and their offspring. Texas MMP collects data that represents the experiences of people who receive care for HIV/AIDS in Texas.

The new and improved HOPWA Program Manual is released. Posted 11/15/07

Protocol-Based Counseling (PBC) in Texas

Questions about Medicare RX (Part D) Coverage and its impact on Texas HIV Medication Program coverage for clients? Visit our Medicare Section.

Reporting Rationales for review. DSHS is proposing some revisions to disease reporting requirements for laboratories and health care providers.

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) posted 6/6/06

Last Updated November 7, 2007