Texas business group urges reform to college funding
Midland speech by Bill Hammond highlights a 30 percent college completion rate for Texans aged 25 to 34, calls for 10 percent of aid awarded by graduation totals, and favors tying Texas Grant criteria to GPA class rank and SAT scores while maintaining need. He argues performance based funding with safeguards is needed to boost native competitiveness.
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Man Receives Probation in 2009 Burglary Case
Odessa man Joshua Dale Bitter pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault and was sentenced to five years of probation. The Dec 10 2009 entry occurred in the 700 block of Bernice Avenue where the former domestic partner was home but reported no injuries.
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Joshua Dale Bitter
Bernice Avenue
Rights groups seek Texas schools review
Two civil rights groups ask the U S Department of Education to review public school education in Texas. They allege Texas administrators violated federal civil rights laws with curriculum changes approved by the Texas Board of Education in May, arguing the actions were discriminatory.
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Texas
Texas Board of Education
U.S Department of Education
Texas Naacp
Texas Leagues of United Latin American Citizens
Asset protection for nursing home residents helps clients
Michael Melson and Associates has specialized in asset savings for nursing home entrants and residents since 1999. They use federal and state guidelines to help preserve resources and qualify for Medicaid financial assistance. The program protects married and single Americans from going broke during extended stays, requiring up-to-date knowledge of changing rules and regulations.
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Michael Melson
Melson and Associates
Protecting Home And Life Savings From Medicaid Rules
A Texas notice explains how the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program can place a claim on a deceased recipient's home and estate, and how an Enhanced Life Estate Deed called a Lady Bird Deed may protect assets. It covers the Deficit Reduction Act changes, Miller Trust needs, and income/assets protections for community spouses, plus contact for Melson and Associates for guidance and brochures.
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Lady Bird
Lady Bird Johnson
Johnson
George W. Bush
Melson and Associates
Miller Trust
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