text: Its Health and Human Services Commission ( HHSC ) , which provides overall leadership and strategic direction to the health and human services system in Texas , oversees the work of 13 state agencies , including the Texas Department of Health ( TDH ) and the Texas Department of Human Services ( TDHS ) .
  
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  The Texas Health and Human Services Commission ( HHSC ) oversees 13 other state agencies within Texas ' bureaucracy .