TDSHS aims to bridge connections through walking

by Sherry Ficklen ©The Port Lavaca Wave 2025
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Participants take a break during the first Moms and Tots Walking Club, sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services, at Chocolate Bayou Park.


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