Texas Health Action — a “community-informed nonprofit that provides access to quality health services in a safe and supportive environment” — served more than 25,000 Texans across 154 counties in 2025 through its programs Kind Clinic and Waterloo Counseling Center, according to a press release the agency released Wednesday, May 6.
Christopher Hamilton, chief executive officer of Texas Health Action, said, “Demand for healthcare that is free of discrimination and shame, particularly among LGBTQIA+ people, is growing in Texas, but access to that care is not keeping pace.
“When someone is uninsured or underinsured, it often means delayed testing, delayed treatment and worse outcomes,” Hamilton said. “Our goal is to remove barriers, getting people the care they need earlier and keeping them connected to that care.”
The press release said that despite Texas Health Action’s “growth and progress … over the last decade, access to quality healthcare remains a major challenge for many Texans.”
The agency points to data from theU.S. Census Bureau showing that Texas “continues to lead the nation in uninsured residents.” And according to Texas Health Action’s own 2025 Statewide Impact Report, approximately 60 percent of Kind Clinic patients are uninsured — a rate nearly three times higher than the statewide average.”
In an effort to help patients “overcome financial and systemic barriers,” Texas Health Actions’ Kind Patient Assistance Program provided $1.7 million in financial support in 2025, according to the press release this week. That money paud foir medications, lab work, co-pays, insurance premiums, counseling sessions and “other essential services,” the press release notes.
The report also “highlights strong clinical outcomes,” with Kind Clinic having achieved a 93.5 percent viral suppression rate among HIV patients, “significantly exceeding the national average of 67.2 percent, according to the CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System’s 2023 data.
The clinic also started more than 3,000 unique patients on PrEP medications and linked more than 800 new patients to HIV care.
“As Texas continues to grow, Texas Health Action anticipates the demand for its services will continue to increase,” this week’s press release said. “With that increased demand, the organization emphasizes a need for continued investment in community-based health services to ensure equitable access to prevention, testing and treatment services statewide.”
Over the last 10 years, Texas Health Action has “grown into a statewide leader in healthcare,” the press release said, offering comprehensive sexual and mental health services “with an expertise in serving the LGBTQIA+ community and those impacted by HIV.”
Texas Health Action has clinics in Dallas (at 3810 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. 110, inside Walgreen’s), Austin and San Antonio as well as virtual healthcare services available statewide. As a result, the press release said, “Kind Clinic has expanded access to LGBTQIA+ healthcare across Texas.”
According to the organization’s 2025 Impact Report, in 2025 alone, Kind Clinic conducted more than 30,000 walk-in HIV and STI tests across the state, linking thousands of patients to continued care, while Waterloo Counseling Center provided more than 3,000 mental health counseling sessions.
Visit the Texas Health Action website for more information.
— Tammye Nash