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  • Winter Newsletter

    Tuesday, December 08, 2015

    The Winter TxANA newsletter is now available!


  • APRN Groups Write Governor Abbott

    Thursday, November 12, 2015

    Three nursing organizations (including TxANA) are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to address shortages in veterans’ health care by allowing APRNs to practice to the full extent of their training and education. Read the letter here:


  • Houston CRNA Day Celebration

    Wednesday, October 21, 2015

    It is time once again to put the wheels in motion for the 16th annual Houston celebration of National CRNA Week. Sponsor a table and exhibit your products and services to CRNAs from across the Houston area!


  • New Website!

    Thursday, August 27, 2015

    Welcome to the new Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TxANA) website! To access all of the features on the site, be sure to login and see how you can get more involved with your association. If you need help with your login, please contact us at 512-495-9004.


  • American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Commends Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for Working to

    Tuesday, July 28, 2015

    American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Commends Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for Working to Improve Veterans Access to Quality Healthcare.


  • In Memoriam of Henry Dougherty (1957 - 2015)

    Saturday, May 09, 2015

    Dr. Henry "Hank" Thomas Dougherty died peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2015. Henry Thomas Dougherty was born Oct. 28, 1957, to James Eugene Sr. and Ann Theresa Goldsmith Dougherty at the U.S. Naval Air Base in Warwick, Bermuda. The family soon after moved to Herkimer, N.Y. Hank earned a B.S. in nursing from the State University of New York, a master's in health science and a doctorate in nurse anesthesia practice from Texas Wesleyan University. Hank and Jean Elizabeth Ball were married June 30, 1984.


  • In Memoriam of James Martin Yates (1942 - 2015)

    Monday, May 04, 2015

    James Martin Yates (Martin) was born in Kaufman, Texas on February 3, 1942, although his mother told him as a child that he was born on February 4th and that was the day he celebrated most of his life. He died at home on May 4, 2015 from pancreatic cancer. Martin was predeceased by his mother, Ann Furr Yates, and his father, Max Gene Yates, and by many friends who died too early in their lives.