Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

03/10/2026

Teresita faced the challengesof kidney disease early in life, starting dialysis at just 10 years old. Today, she spends her free time advocating for organ donation and sharing her story to inspire her community to say yes to organ donation.

Thank you Teresita for sharing your story.

03/09/2026

Great music, great food, and meaningful conversations at Sombrero Festival! 🤠
We always look forward to connecting with our community, sharing the importance of organ donation, and celebrating together. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, and helped spread the message of hope.

Another thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped make Sombrero Fest a success!
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Gran música, excelente comida y conversaciones significativas.
Siempre esperamos con entusiasmo la oportunidad de conectar con nuestra comunidad en Sombrero Fest, compartir la importancia de la donación de órganos y celebrar juntos. Gracias a todas las personas que se acercaron, hicieron preguntas y ayudaron a difundir un mensaje de esperanza.
¡Otro agradecimiento especial a nuestros increíbles voluntarios que ayudaron a que Sombrero Fest fuera todo un éxito!

City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government

03/07/2026

TOSA's Ana Luttrell was featured on DeGarmo’s Voices of Impact—a national initiative sharing the personal stories of Family Services professionals making a difference in communities.

We invite you to take a few moments to read Ana’s story and join us in recognizing her incredible work in guiding families through some of their most difficult decisions.

03/06/2026

Gives us a call with any questions regarding organ donation ☎️

Texas Organ Sharing Alliance volunteers are standing by! Now to learn more about organ donation and how to register. One “yes” can ripple through families, waiting lists, and our entire community offering hope and a second chance at life. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/01/31/ksat-community-town-hall-to-tackle-organ-donation-myths-as-more-people-opt-out/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=ksat12

03/05/2026

Please tune in TOMORROW to KSAT 12 & KSAT.com from 9 a.m to -12 p.m.!

Call in to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, get your questions answered, watch interviews with donor families, recipients and donation experts, and more!

Share with your community! ☎️🫶

03/04/2026

This past weekend we attended a Sideliners Volleyball Tournament with our friends at the American Heart Association! Thank you to The AHA and entire Sideliners team for welcoming us with open arms and being such great advocates for organ donation!

03/03/2026

Last week, the Transplant Games of America 2026 made its way to the Rio Grande Valley for the first time!

Thank you to everyone who attended the events and showed their support for organ donation and signed the flag. 💚💙
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La semana pasada, la bandera de los Juegos de Trasplantes de América llegó al Valle del Río Grande.

Gracias a todos los que asistieron a los eventos, mostraron su apoyo a la donación de órganos y firmaron con orgullo la bandera. 💚💙

EDINBURG — DHR Health Transplant Institute and the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance hosted a flag signing event Friday afternoon honoring the arrival of the Transplant Games of America flag making its way to the Rio Grande Valley for the first time.

03/02/2026

March is National Kidney Month. 🧡 Almost 90,000 Americans are waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant, accounting for 86% of patients on the national transplant waiting list. This National Kidney Month, you can help save lives by registering and sharing your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor and by learning more about living kidney donation. Read more at https://donatelife.net/donation/organs/kidney-donation/

02/28/2026

Gallery of Life: Legacies in Black Communities. Meet heart recipient Sibyl.
"The heart transplant that my mom was given gave us more time with her than we could have expected. We were able to make more memories with her, and we are very thankful for that."

02/27/2026

Gallery of Life: Legacies in Black Communities. Meet Donald.

"Donald W. the life of every party and heart of his family dearly missed and forever loved 🥰. May his smile continue forever."

02/26/2026

TODAY: Learn more about becoming an organ donor, myths, facts and process of organ donation and how to register.

WATCH HERE:

Experts and recipients to answer questions in a live KSAT Community event

02/26/2026

Thank you to our friends at Our Lady of The Lake University for having us at their Mardi Gras Blood Drive! It was so much fun registering and educating the awesome students and faculty!

Learn more about how you can be an organ donor at TOSA1.org