About TSGE
The Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy is a statewide professional association serving gastroenterologists, advanced practice providers and nurses across Texas. Founded in 1975, TSGE thrives today with more than 1,000 members and two primary roles: medical education and advocacy on behalf of our patients.
1975
Founded
1,000+
Members Statewide
Every
September
Annual Texas Meeting
Education
The Annual Texas Meeting
Each September, the TSGE Annual Texas Meeting delivers continuing medical education for physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses. The quality of the program rivals that of national GI meetings — without leaving the state.
Next Generation
Supporting GI Fellows
TSGE hosts a practice management symposium for GI fellows and offers travel stipends to bring them to the Annual Meeting, helping the next generation of Texas gastroenterologists start their careers connected.
Our Purposes
• To further knowledge of gastroenterology and gastrointestinal disease.
• To further teaching of gastroenterology and gastrointestinal endoscopic methods of examination, and to establish the proper use of these methods.
• To establish and improve standards of care and skill in the broad field of gastroenterology and gastrointestinal endoscopy.
TSGE in Action
Every September, gastroenterology professionals from across Texas gather for education, conversation and the kind of hallway connections that last a career.
Attendees at a TSGE session Hands-on endoscopy workshop at the TSGE Annual Texas Meeting TSGE members at the Annual Texas Meeting TSGE members at the Annual Texas Meeting
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Advocacy at the Capitol
TSGE has worked for decades to protect and enhance patient care through the Texas Legislature. Gastroenterology faces competing financial and legislative interests, and TSGE gives the specialty a voice — lobbying at the Capitol each session and monitoring insurance and policy issues year-round.
Recent Wins
• Secured an additional $10 million for the Texas Colorectal Cancer Treatment Initiative through the 2026–2027 biennium, funding treatment for uninsured and underinsured Texans.
• Defeated legislation that would have granted APRNs full independent practice authority without physician supervision or delegation.
• Helped secure record Graduate Medical Education funding — $304.4 million — to keep a residency position available for every Texas medical school graduate.
• Passed legislation requiring utilization reviews to be conducted by a physician of the same or a similar specialty as the provider under review.
• Helped craft surprise-billing reform using baseball-style arbitration, removing patients from billing disputes entirely.
• Won renewal of preauthorizations that expire before a patient receives the approved service or procedure.
• Supported raising the minimum purchase age for cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco products to 21.
A Longer Record
• Passed SB 1467 in 2001, mandating colon cancer screening coverage — then defended it from being gutted in 2003.
• Supported the liability caps that led to tort reform in Texas in 2003.
• Defended outpatient facilities and the rights of physician ownership, from 2005 to today.
Add your voice to Texas gastroenterology.
Membership connects you to CME, a statewide network of colleagues and an advocacy program working the Capitol on your behalf. Numbers matter.