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Telehealth in Texas: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Among Texas's 6 most populous counties, adult obesity runs from 30.4% in Travis County to 37.3% in Harris County. Provider-reviewed online care for adults in Houston, Dallas, and Austin and across Texas, with medication shipped to your door.

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Programs available in Texas

Testosterone therapy is offered here to eligible men 25 and older. The first review is online.

Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. The FDA does not verify the safety, effectiveness, or quality of compounded drugs before they are marketed. Compounded medications are prepared for individual patients based on a licensed provider's prescription.

Prescription required; a licensed provider decides whether treatment is appropriate. Starting prices vary by dose and plan. Images are representative. FSA/HSA accepted.

Texas's biggest counties, by the numbers

Health varies a lot inside a state. Here are the 6 most populous counties in Texas and how common several conditions are among adults in each, from CDC PLACES.

County	Population	Obesity	Diabetes	No leisure-time activity	No insurance (18–64)
Harris County	4,835,125	37.3%	13.2%	26.8%	21.3%
Dallas County	2,606,358	35.7%	12.5%	30.5%	20.6%
Tarrant County	2,182,947	33.2%	11.7%	27.7%	16.8%
Bexar County	2,087,679	34.1%	13.9%	30.6%	21.9%
Travis County	1,334,961	30.4%	9.0%	19.9%	13.9%
Collin County	1,195,359	32.3%	9.5%	20.0%	10.1%

Share of adults. CDC model-based estimates. Source: PLACES: County Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release (BRFSS 2023/2022). Highest in red, lowest in teal.

Adult obesity is highest in Harris County (37.3%) and lowest in Travis County (30.4%) among the six biggest.
Adult diabetes is highest in Bexar County (13.9%) and lowest in Travis County (9.0%) among the six biggest.
No leisure-time physical activity is highest in Bexar County (30.6%) and lowest in Travis County (19.9%) among the six biggest.
Lack of health insurance (ages 18–64) is highest in Bexar County (21.9%) and lowest in Collin County (10.1%) among the six biggest.

Texas next to its neighbors

Texas against the states that border it, using America's Health Rankings state estimates. A lower number is more favorable.

State	Adult obesity	Adult diabetes	Physical inactivity	Uninsured population
Texas	35.6%	13.5%	25.1%	16.7%
Arkansas	38.9%	15.3%	28.5%	9.4%
Louisiana	39.2%	15.4%	27.6%	7.7%
New Mexico	34.5%	12.3%	21.7%	10.1%
Oklahoma	36.8%	13.2%	27.7%	11.5%

Life expectancy in Texas is 77.1 years (27th of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Arkansas 73.9, Louisiana 73.8, New Mexico 74.5, Oklahoma 73.8 for its neighbors.

Texas's adult obesity rate was 31.9% in 2014 and is 35.6% in 2024: up 3.7 percentage points.
Texas's adult diabetes rate was 11.0% in 2014 and is 13.5% in 2024: up 2.5 percentage points.
Texas's physical inactivity rate was 27.6% in 2014 and is 25.1% in 2024: down 2.5 percentage points.

About care in Texas

Care in Texas is delivered online to adults in Houston, Dallas, and Austin and the smaller towns in between, with medication shipped to your Texas address. Texas sits in the West South Central region and borders Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Testosterone therapy, a controlled substance, is currently offered in Texas to eligible men 25 and older. Testosterone therapy is currently offered in 1 of those 4 neighboring states (New Mexico). The first weight-loss review in Texas is online.

Weight loss: Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide for eligible adults 18–74. In Texas, the first review is online; a live video visit is optional.
Testosterone therapy: Available in Texas to men 25 and older, with a biomarker assessment included.

Program pages for Texas: weight loss in Texas · testosterone therapy in Texas

Some treatments we offer — including testosterone therapy and select peptides — are classified as controlled substances under federal law, which means additional prescribing safeguards apply no matter where you live. Your provider follows these requirements as part of every evaluation, in Texas and everywhere else we're licensed.

Texas questions

Can I get weight loss medication online in Texas?

Yes, for eligible adults. A licensed provider reviews your intake online before anything is prescribed.

Is testosterone therapy available in Texas?

What does public health data say about weight and diabetes in Texas?

Do I need health insurance to use Prolong Health in Texas?

Which of Texas's biggest counties has the highest adult obesity?

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Sources

State figures retrieved 2026-10-05. These describe populations, not individual patients.

Telehealth in Texas: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Programs available in Texas

Semaglutide Injection

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Injectable TRT