Texas County Memorial Hospital is recognized Wednesday for an 8 million project for major improvements at the Houston institution. From left: Janet Wiseman and Omanez Fockler, hospital trustees; Janie Dunning, state director of USDA Rural Development; David Rauch, district director for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill; Wes Murray, TCMH CEO: and Tammye Trevino, administrator, Rural Housing Service, USDA Rural Development.

A top official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture praised Texas County Memorial Hospital’s award Wednesday of more than $18 million to build a new core hospital on its campus in Houston.

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