# Nora Cox | Best in Government Affairs TX 2026 > Nora Cox of Texas e-Health Alliance is a 2026 Best in Government Affairs Texas honoree, recognized as Female Powerhouse of the Year. Canonical: https://www.uslege.ai/best-in-government-affairs/texas/2026/nora-cox --- [Best in Government Affairs](/best-in-government-affairs)› [Texas](/best-in-government-affairs/texas)› [2026](/best-in-government-affairs/texas#honorees)› [Female Powerhouse of the Year](/best-in-government-affairs/texas/top-female-lobbyists)› **Nora Cox** USLege · Best in Government Affairs · Texas Texas · 2026 Honoree ![Nora Cox, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Texas e-Health Alliance. Winner, Female Powerhouse of the Year, 2026 Best in Government Affairs Texas](/assets/awards/tx-2026/nora-cox.jpg) Category [Female Powerhouse of the Year](/best-in-government-affairs/texas/top-female-lobbyists) Organization [Texas e-Health Alliance](/best-in-government-affairs/texas/firms#texas-e-health-alliance) Title Founder & Chief Executive Officer [View LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nora-cox-9258978/) [Visit Texas e-Health Alliance](https://txeha.org) [05 · Female Powerhouse of the Year](/best-in-government-affairs/texas/top-female-lobbyists) # Nora Cox **Founder & Chief Executive Officer**, Texas e-Health Alliance Nora Cox, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Texas e-Health Alliance, is a 2026 Best in Government Affairs Texas honoree in the Female Powerhouse of the Year category. The awards are peer-nominated. For more than three decades, Nora Cox has been one of the driving forces behind Texas’s digital health transformation. As founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas e-Health Alliance (TeHA), she created a platform that ensures technology and innovation have a strong, credible voice in health policy. Through her leadership, TeHA has become the state’s leading advocate for using technology to improve care. Advancing key reforms in telehealth, data privacy, and public health modernization. Peers describe her as simply: “AWESOME”. It’s a fitting summary for a leader whose expertise, humor, and calm command have earned respect across agencies, industries, and political lines. Nora is known for turning complex technical challenges into clear policy conversations. The kind that actually moves policy. Her steady advocacy has helped shape laws that make health care more connected, accessible, and efficient for Texans. Peers say she is setting a new standard for credible, informed advocacy in an increasingly technical field. With decades of experience in both government and the private sector, Nora brings insight, balance, and a deep sense of purpose to every policy table she joins. As one of this year’s Female Powerhouse of the Year honorees, Nora Cox embodies the intelligence, integrity, and influence that define Texas’s most trusted leaders in government affairs. [Hear Nora Cox on Bills & Business →](/podcast/12-nora-cox-ai-in-healthcare-policy) Share this honor [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uslege.ai%2Fbest-in-government-affairs%2Ftexas%2F2026%2Fnora-cox) [Share on X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uslege.ai%2Fbest-in-government-affairs%2Ftexas%2F2026%2Fnora-cox&text=Nora%20Cox%3A%20Female%20Powerhouse%20of%20the%20Year%2C%202026%20Best%20in%20Government%20Affairs%20Texas) Same category ## More _Female Powerhouse of the Year_ honorees. 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