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September marks the start of football, more temperate weather and various laws passed by the Texas Legislature that should help seniors.
AUSTIN, TX – AARP Texas today commended the City of Austin for acting expeditiously to protect vulnerable electric customers -- many of whom are elderly and on fixed incomes -- from having their electricity turned off during record-breaking summer temperatures.
AARP remains hopeful on a long term solution
by Mary Scott, AARP State President
This letter was submitted to both the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
AUSTIN, TX – Citing an "imminent peril to the public health," AARP today joined Rep. Sylvester Turner of Houston and three other consumer groups in petitioning the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to adopt an emergency rule giving consumers new tools to avoid dangerous electricity disconnections this summer.
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The State of Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is sponsoring a series of meetings across the state. If you or someone you know is in one of the following programs AND you want to learn more about how you could hire your own caregiver and have more control, choice and responsibility, you are invited to attend a meeting.
Statement by Mary Scott, President, AARP Texas
AARP Texas joined a petition filed before the Public Utility Commission (PUC) today by Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston to prevent dangerous electricity disconnections this summer.
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