Photo: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Texline residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Texline, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Texline. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Texline
Texline is short on primary care and mental health care
Texline’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓
Cancer and heart disease run high in Texline
1 in 14 adults have had cancer (7.4%), vs 6.1% across Texas. 1 in 15 adults have heart disease (6.7%), vs 5.6% across Texas. Age is part of it: 29% of residents are 65 or older (Texas 13%), and cancer and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓
Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Texas figure falls outside Texline’s likely range.
Care in and near Texline
No hospital or community health center in Texline itself. These are the nearest.
Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Texline; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Out of every 100 Texline adults…
Texline runs above TX on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
Texline is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 13% across Texas. Heart disease and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Texline as about how healthy they are.
Everyday habits, side by side with Texas
Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Keeping up with care
Share of Texline adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Texas.
How Texline adults are doing
About the same as Texas on each measure.
A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
17.8% of Texline adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.6% across Texas.
Texline and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
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Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Texline adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Questions about health in Texline
Why doesn’t Texline have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Texline.
What hospital is closest to Texline?
Union County General Hospital in Clayton, 11.1 miles in a straight line from Texline’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Texline.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Texas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.