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Through petitions and surveys, AARP is hearing from Texans who want lawmakers to improve nursing home quality, which is why AARP Texas is urging support for SB 1629.
House Bill 300 by Rep. Donna Howard creates a sales-tax exemption for diapers, including adult incontinence supplies.
Congress will again reauthorize the farm bill in 2023, providing an opportunity to make changes to nutrition programs, and for advocates to speak up.
House Bill 568 would require that peace officers are trained on how to work with people with dementia.
Proposed legislation could expand Texas’ capacity for research on mental health and brain-related diseases.
Five bills filed in the Texas Legislature would help older Texans thrive.
State law requires nurse practitioners to maintain expensive contracts with doctors, which is limiting access to care in rural areas. AARP Texas is part of Texans for Healthcare Access, a coalition of nearly 40 organizations urging state lawmakers to end the contractual requirement.
AARP Texas is fighting to protect residents of long-term care facilities, urging greater transparency into nursing home ownership and finances.
Texas legislators can protect medically vulnerable people in their homes and in long-term care facilities.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were sworn into office for their third terms this week. The top Republican leaders outlined ideas for the next four years. Meanwhile, leaders in the state House and Senate unveiled spending plans for the state’s 2024-2025 biennium.
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