Almeida Law Group is investigating a data breach at Lone Star Community Health Center. The breach occurred on December 2nd–18th, 2025 and was discovered on July 15th, 2026. If you were affected, contact Almeida Law Group.
About Lone Star Community Health Center
Lone Star Community Health Center, Inc. — operating publicly as Lone Star Family Health Center — is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 2002 and headquartered at 605 South Conroe Medical Drive in Conroe, Texas. The organization provides comprehensive primary care services, including family medicine, women’s health, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, nutrition, laboratory, and X-ray services, and operates a family medicine residency training program. It serves medically underserved populations on a sliding fee scale across six clinic locations in Conroe, Grangerland, Huntsville, Magnolia, Spring, and Willis, Texas. Because the organization provides medical care and collects detailed health and identifying information from patients, the data involved in this breach is particularly sensitive.
What Happened?
Lone Star Community Health Center was listed in a Texas Attorney General data security breach report (record BR-0005251) published on August 14th, 2026. According to that filing, a breach occurred between December 2nd, 2025 and December 18th, 2025 and was not discovered until July 15th, 2026 — roughly seven months after the breach window closed. The organization notified affected consumers by U.S. Mail. The compromised information included names, Social Security numbers, government-issued ID numbers (such as passports and state ID cards), medical information, and dates of birth. A total of 257,102 individuals were affected.
The approximately seven-month delay between the end of the breach window and its discovery is notable. The number of people affected — more than 257,000 — is also large relative to the organization’s size, which may suggest that historical patient records were involved. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility, and no attack method has been publicly identified. The HIPAA Journal’s breach news index appears to reference this incident in a truncated headline, but the full article was not accessible at the time of this writing.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Company or Organization: Lone Star Community Health Center (d/b/a Lone Star Family Health Center)
- Industry: Healthcare – Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) / Medical Provider
- Location: Conroe, Texas 77304 (with additional clinic locations in Spring, Willis, Grangerland, Huntsville, and Magnolia, Texas)
- Incident type: Unauthorized access/acquisition of personal and medical information
- Date of breach: December 2nd, 2025 – December 18th, 2025
- Date breach discovered: July 15th, 2026
- Date of consumer notification: August 14th, 2026 (date published at OAG website; notices sent by U.S. Mail)
- Total persons affected: 257,102
- Litigation status: No class action lawsuits or public litigation found as of August 14th, 2026
- Source: Texas Attorney General Data Security Breach Report BR-0005251; Lone Star Family Health Center Official Website; GuideStar Profile
What Should You Do?
If you received a notice from Lone Star Community Health Center, take steps now to protect yourself. Enroll in any identity theft protection service the organization is offering, and note the enrollment deadline if one applies to you. Because Social Security numbers and government-issued ID numbers were involved, consider placing a fraud alert or a credit freeze with each of the three major credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — and monitor your credit reports regularly at AnnualCreditReport.com. Because medical information was also compromised, review your Explanation of Benefits statements from your insurer and request copies of your medical records to check for any services you do not recognize. If you spot signs of fraud or identity theft, report them at IdentityTheft.gov, where you can also build a personalized recovery plan.
Your Legal Rights
If your personal or health information was involved in this breach, you may have legal rights depending on the facts of the incident and the law in your state. Almeida Law Group represents consumers in data breach and privacy litigation and can help you evaluate whether you may have a claim. Contact us at (708) 529-5418 or through our contact page for a free case evaluation.
