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Chris Traylor
Commissioner
Chris Traylor was named commissioner for the Texas Department
of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) effective Jan. 1, 2010. He was previously the associate commissioner for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) since 2006.
Traylor also has served as chief of staff at HHSC and as the director of HHSC's Transformation Program Management Office, where he managed the day-to-day operations of the consolidation of Texas health and human services agencies in 2004. He previously served as deputy commissioner for government relations at the Texas Department of Human Services.
Traylor is a graduate of Texas Tech University.
DADS has more than 17,000 employees statewide and an annual budget of more than $6.8 billion. The agency regulates long-term services and nursing homes, provides state services for people with disabilities, and oversees state programs for aging Texans.
Updated: March 9, 2012