The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) was a state agency of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, headquartered in

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

. The agency made efforts to prevent abuse of alcohol and recreational drugs among Texas residents. The passage of House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 merged four state agencies, including TCADA, into the

Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Department of State Health Services is a state agency of Texas. The department was created by House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 through the merging of four state agencies: the Texas Department of Health, Texas Department ...

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Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
State agencies of Texas 2003 disestablishments in Texas {{Texas-stub