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Stephanie Muth

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Commissioner at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Stephanie Muth is a health and human services executive with extensive leadership experience within Texas state agencies. A graduate of The LBJ School of Public Affairs, she has served as Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services and as State Medicaid Director, focusing on improving quality and containing costs.

She was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to lead the states Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Commissioner
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Priorities

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Texas Healthcare Policy
As the former State Medicaid Director, she oversaw a complex healthcare system for over four million Texans, focusing on innovative strategies to improve quality and contain costs.
Child Protective Services
Appointed by the Governor to lead the Department of Family and Protective Services, she has demonstrated a commitment to serving vulnerable children, families, and adults.
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Career

Work history

1-2023 - 7-2025
Commissioner
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
7-2020 - 1-2023
Senior Fellow, Health Care Strategy
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
6-2020 - 1-2023
Principal
Stephanie Muth Consulting
11-2017 - 5-2020
State Medicaid Director / Deputy Executive Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
6-2016 - 11-2017
Deputy Executive Commissioner, Transformation Division
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
In the press

Media appearances

DFPS News Release – Commissioner Stephanie Muth to Step Down Effective July 2025. Featured in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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DFPS Commissioner Stephanie Muth Announces Departure. Featured in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
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Education
2005 - 2005
Governor's Executive Development Program
The LBJ School of Public Affairs
1991 - 1993
M.P.A.
The LBJ School of Public Affairs
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