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774 new laws take effect Sept. 1, and many are ones that AARP Texas fought for, including measures ranging from prescription drug affordability and funding for adult protective services to food assistance.
Low-income seniors and other Texans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage are urged to be on the lookout for notices from the state government to maintain their eligibility in the program.
AARP Texas joined the Texas Consumer Association in asking the Public Utility Commission to suspend its current extreme weather disconnection rules.
Stephanie Mace has joined AARP Texas as an Associate State Director of Advocacy and Outreach. In her new role, Mace will focus on state advocacy issues, including broadband expansion, utilities, housing, payday lending, and more to meet the needs of older Texans and AARP’s more than 2.3 million members in the Lone Star State.
On the 88th anniversary of Social Security, more than one in seven Texas residents receives Social Security benefits. AARP will keep fighting to keep the program strong.
Texas Utility Help is a program that provides financial assistance to qualified low-income Texas households who need help to pay their utility bills.
Texas will receive more than $3.3 billion in federal money – the most of any state – to help expand access to high-speed internet.
Summers in Oklahoma are scorchers. As the hot-weather season hits, people need to be more careful than ever to stay cool and avoid overheating and illness, particularly as they get older.
As the warm-weather season hits, people need to be more careful than ever to stay cool and avoid overheating and illness, particularly as they get older.
AARP Texas fought hard this legislative session on issues important to older Texans and their families, and lawmakers listened. From prescription drug affordability and funding for adult protective services to high-speed internet access, and much more, we achieved several victories for Texans age 50-plus.
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