THA Launches Weekly Cap Recap

THA launched the weekly recap Jan. 30 and will continue through the end of the regular legislative session, which concludes May 29. Each week during the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature, The Scope’s Cap Recap will take a quick look at the previous week’s most hospital-relevant news under the Pink Dome in Austin.

Written by Joey Berlin

Tell Them No: Ill-Advised Legislation Repeatedly Puts THA, Hospitals in “Oppose” Column | April 10, 2023

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) teased THA General Counsel

Steve Wohleb as he prepared to testify on his third bill of Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Health & Human Services hearing, saying, “I notice you’re not for any of these bills we heard today.”

Some weeks end up like that. For THA, it was a week to repeatedly stand against problematic legislation, and THA membership, THA staff and THA’s written words combined to offer committees detailed descriptions on why myriad bills were so harmful to hospitals.

Shelving of Access-Crushing Bill Highlights Solid Week for Hospitals |

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) teased THA General Counsel

Steve Wohleb as he prepared to testify on his third bill of Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Health & Human Services hearing, saying, “I notice you’re not for any of these bills we heard today.”

Some weeks end up like that. For THA, it was a week to repeatedly stand against problematic legislation, and THA membership, THA staff and THA’s written words combined to offer committees detailed descriptions on why myriad bills were so harmful to hospitals.

THA Gets Frank About Troublesome Rate-Setting | March 27, 2023

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) teased THA General Counsel

Sn the midst of about a dozen THA testimonies and a couple of key bill advancements, one fight loomed large above the rest last week at the Capitol, as THA hit back hard against a bill that would institute government rate-setting and depress insurance coverage.

Workplace Violence Bill Clears First Hurdle | March 20, 2023

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) teased THA General Counsel

Steve Wohleb as he prepared to testify on his third bill of Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Health & Human Services hearing, saying, “I notice you’re not for any of these bills we heard today.”

Some weeks end up like that. For THA, it was a week to repeatedly stand against problematic legislation, and THA membership, THA staff and THA’s written words combined to offer committees detailed descriptions on why myriad bills were so harmful to hospitals.