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Texas proposes eliminating children’s autism program
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pelespirit sh.itjust.works pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-14
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But Texas wants to eliminate the state program, which allows some families to pay nothing for services, because of state budget cuts. In its budget request to the Legislature for the 2028-2029 biennium, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposed eliminating funding for the Children’s Autism Program (CAP) entirely, stunning advocates, providers and parents.

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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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Just like Texas to hurry the brain drain along. What a massive state of massive ¢unts.

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Malica lemmy.zip Malica@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-27
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As a parent to a child with moderate autism, the services these kids need make a huge difference. Losing it would be devastating. Fuck these people.

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reddig33 lemmy.world reddig33@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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Texas has a budget surplus. There’s no need to cut this program.

https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/certification-revenue-estimate/2026-27/

There’s also a state “rainy day fund” that has around $30
billion in it.

https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/heres-a-look-at-texas-rainy-day-fund-and-how-democrats-are-campaigning-to-spend/article_0cf97395-be9a-4995-868d-22e03c33374a.html

https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/government/2025/esf-info/

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da_cow (she/her) feddit.org cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-22
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Texas has a budget surplus. There’s no need to cut this program. https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/certification-revenue-estimate/2026-27/ There’s also a state “rainy day fund” that has around $30 billion in it. https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/heres-a-look-at-texas-rainy-day-fund-and-how-democrats-are-campaigning-to-spend/article_0cf97395-be9a-4995-868d-22e03c33374a.html h...

But how are we supposed to make the life of the ordinary people more horrible, if we can't funnel even more money to the rich 1%?

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