Dr. Kozhaya Sokhon, 56, was arrested at his private practice off the North Freeway in February after an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

The guidance lays out what the Texas Medical Board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions.

Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

The proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.

The guidance was disappointing to reproductive rights advocates who were seeking more specificity and a list of conditions that could qualify.

On March 22, the board will discuss clarifying what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion restrictions.

Two lawyers filed a petition Tuesday that asks the board to clarify what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws.

The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.

Officials said that a man who worked at a plastic surgery center as a physician in west Houston was charged for practicing medicine without a license.

The Texas Medical Board has ordered two Houston residents to stop practicing medicine. Both were accused of performing unlicensed cosmetic procedures.

Video showed the doctor warming up IV bags that were later found to have "tiny holes in the plastic wrap" and to contain an anesthetic that was not on the label.

Medical professionals across the state have expressed confusion over what care they can provide amid Texas’ abortion ban, leading to some patients allegedly receiving delayed care or being turned away.

The Texas Medical Association says some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban.

Dr. Ghyasuddin Syed, who runs a pain management clinic in Baytown, is scheduled to report to prison in July after pleading guilty to “conspiracy to defraud the federal government.”

KPRC 2 Investigates looks into some local doctors who are in big trouble with the Texas Medical Board. One of these doctors is a convicted felon.

HOUSTON – An investigation into a Harris County doctor accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccines has been dismissed by the Texas Medical Board, according to a letter shared with KPRC 2 Investigates. The board told Dr. Hasan Gokal it determined there was insufficient evidence to a prove that a violation of the Medical Practice Act occurred. “It’s a huge relief,” said Paul Doyle, the doctor’s attorney. AdSome of the doses went to the doctor’s acquaintances, and the last one went to his wife, who has a pulmonary disease, Doyle said. The matter isn’t completely over because Doyle said prosecutors indicated they may still take the case to a grand jury.

HOUSTON – The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has issued a warning to health care professionals about a new scam targeting them. According to the warning, scammers are making calls claiming to be employees with the TMB, the Drug Enforcement Administration or FBI or other law enforcement entities and demanding money. The scammers may also go as far as to spoof agency phone numbers or send documents on official-looking letterheads, according to the TMB. “Additionally, the TMB has no authority to issue, cancel, or influence arrest warrants, as some scams have indicated.”AdPeople are being asked to report it should they receive a call or document from any such organization asking for money or threatening to suspend their DEA registration. To learn more or report an incident, visit the TMB website.