Legislature boosts Texas mental health funding with jail diversion pilot
Mental Health America of Greater Houston highlights a $300 million two year boost for statewide mental health care across all line items including crisis services and substance abuse programs. Harris County funds back a four year jail diversion pilot for 500 to 600 frequent detainees to receive treatment. Additional spending targets include millions to end adult waiting lists, expand housing for mentally ill and bolster veterans and children's mental health services. Mark Fleming, Sun viewpoints editor, notes bipartisan advocacy by Harris County leaders.
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Harris County
Ed Emmett
Adrian Garcia
Emmett
Garcia
Texas
History items from 1842 to 1988 and 4 Olympic golds
Today marks historical milestones from 1842 to 1988 including the Webster Ashburton Treaty creation and Nagasaki bombing. Gerald Ford becomes president in 1974. Henry Stimson influenced WWII targeting Kyoto. Wayne Gretzky is traded in 1988. Jesse Owens wins four Berlin track golds.
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Canada
Nagasaki
Japan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Kyoto
Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Jesse Owens
Lawmaker Contact Information for Texas Officials
A compiled list provides addresses and phone numbers for Governor Rick Perry U S Senate members John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, U S House Steve Stockman, Texas Senate Sylvia Garcia, and Texas House Wayne Smith with their respective district offices and Capitol contacts.
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Sylvia Garcia
P.O
Capitol Station
Austin
Polk Street
Suite
Houston
Obama must adapt to GOP radicalism and lift the economy
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons argues Barack Obama should abandon flawed reconciliatory tactics and confront the Republican right. He notes Cantor's deficit rhetoric, Cotton's libertarian push in Arkansas, and suggests renewed public investment and a higher minimum wage as Obama shifts to win public support. Lyons cites past fiscal trends and warns against belt tightening as a sole governance metaphor.
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Washington
Tom Cotton
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South
Ance
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Cotton
Mark Pryor
Illinois
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America
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