Texas health department names interim commissioner

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission named a new interim commissioner after Dr. John Hellerstedt announced his Sept. 30 retirement following nearly 14 years of service.Dr. Jennifer Shuford will take over for Hellerstedt beginning Oct. 1. She graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry before earning her Master of Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health. She later received her Doctor