2026 Fashion Fling Raises Funds for Hospice Brazos Valley

Hospice Brazos Valley presented “Fashion Fling 2026” at a new location this year – the KC Hall in La Grange – on Saturday, April 18.

About 275 ladies (along with a few gentlemen) attended the event. Sponsors set up elaborate table decorations throughout the hall. Attendees enjoyed brunch prepared by Weikel’s Bakery...

The main event was the fashion show. Seventeen local ladies modeled attire sourced from the aisles of Second Chance Emporium, the La Grange resale shop that benefits local charities. The entire outfits, including accessories, ranged in price from under $10 to a little over $100.

During the event, Hospice Brazos Valley CEO Lisa Mc-Nair delivered a speech about the recent rise in for-profit Hospice services and their impacts on non-profit Hospice providers and the clients who rely on their services.

“I had the opportunity last week to testify in front of the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee, charged with protecting taxpayer funds by preventing fraud and abuse,” McNair said.

“I not only represented Hospice Brazos Valley but also the Nonprofit Hospice Alliance. There are 1,366 hospices currently operating in Texas, which is a 98.5% increase since Jan 1, 2020. These new hospices are not rolling into to town to provide excellent hospice care; they are opening up to find ways to fraudulently bill Medicare for services. I have pages of data that I shared with the committee, but I will not bore you with all of the details. I will tell you that 61% of the Medicare- certified hospices in Texas did not report any quality data in 2025. Why? Because many of them did not want the government or the people to know their poor quality. Without quality reporting by all hospices, families do not have the tools they need to make an informed decision about choosing high-quality care for their loved ones.

“Texas does not need these bad actors, the hospices with questionable intent, who are many times defrauding government funds and taking those funds away from the people who genuinely need them. And, just as concerning, undermining the public trust, creating a stigma around what quality hospice care truly looks like.

“I am proud to tell you that Hospice Brazos Valley has a 5-star rating. We are one of only 24 hospices in the entire state of Texas out of the 1,366 licensed hospices, with a 5-star rating. We are in the top 1.7% of all Texas Hospices and in the top 2% in the entire nation.

“We are proud to be the only nonprofit hospice provider in our community. That means every decision we make is guided by mission, not margin. It means resources are reinvested locally, care is never determined by ability to pay, and the focus remains exactly where it belongs—on patients and families.”