AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials have released the first allotment of funds from a $300 million effort to overhaul the state's crumbling psychiatric hospitals.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Monday that it was releasing the first $48 million in funding that lawmakers approved last year to improve the 10 hospitals in the state system.
kAmQp DEC@?8 DE2E6 ADJ49:2EC:4 DJDE6> :D 4C:E:42==J :>A@CE2?E E@ 2== %6I2?D] %9:D :?G6DE>6?E H:== 36?67:E E96 DE2E6 7@C 86?6C2E:@?D[Q D2:5 r92C=6D $>:E9[ E96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:DD:@?6C] Q(:E9 E9:D DFAA@CE 7C@> DE2E6 =6256CD9:A[ H6 42? FA52E6 @FC 724:=:E:6D 2?5 36 DFC6 H6 2C6 AC@G:5:?8 %6I2?D H:E9 E96 G6CJ 36DE >6?E2= 962=E9 42C6 A@DD:3=6]Qk^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? S`d >:==:@? @7 E96 :?:E:2= @FE=2J H:== 8@ E@H2C5 4C62E:?8 2 >2DE6C A=2? E@ C6A=246 E96 `e_\J62C\@=5 pFDE:? $E2E6 w@DA:E2=[ H9:49 92D DECF88=65 H:E9 D6G6C6 ?FCD:?8 D9@CE286D 2?5 A@=:4J G:@=2E:@?D @? C6DEC2:?:?8 A2E:6?ED]k^Am
kAm$E2E6 2?5 >6?E2= 962=E9 =6256CD 2C6 6?G:D:@?:?8 E96 ?6H 9@DA:E2= E92E H@F=5 36 2 3C2:? 962=E9 46?E6C 2?5 H@F=5 H@C< H:E9 AC:G2E6 2?5 AF3=:4 @C82?:K2E:@?D E@ 56=:G6C :?5:G:5F2=:K65 >6?E2= 962=E9 2?5 DF3DE2?46 23FD6 D6CG:46D]k^Am
kAm%96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 %6I2D w62=E9 $4:6?46 r6?E6C :? w@FDE@? H:== C646:G6 23@FE Se >:==:@? @7 E96 7:CDE 5:D3FCD6>6?E E@ 3F:=5 2 ?6H b__\365 AF3=:4 ADJ49:2EC:4 9@DA:E2= ?6IE E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ\CF? w2CC:D r@F?EJ !DJ49:2EC:4 r6?E6C]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D :D 2 9F86 562= 7@C w@FDE@?[Q D2:5 #6AF3=:42? #6A] $2C29 s2G:D @7 w@FDE@?] QxE 255C6DD6D 2? @3G:@FD ?665 2?5 92D E96 A@E6?E:2= E@ D2G6 E2IA2J6C 5@==2CD 3J <66A:?8 A2E:6?ED @FE @7 ;2:=D[ H96C6 E96JVC6 >@C6 6IA6?D:G6 E@ 9@FD6[ 5@?VE 86E 256BF2E6 =@?8\E6C> ADJ49:2EC:4 42C6 2?5 EJA:42==J 6?5 FA 324< @? E96 DEC66ED]Qk^Am
kAm|@DE @7 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? AC@;64ED 7@C E96 9@DA:E2=D 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 368:? :? E96 ?6IE EH@\J62C 3F586E 4J4=6[ H9:49 368:?D :? $6AE6>36C a_`h]k^Am
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Woman rejects claim she did $300K in damage to date's art
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Sign Up
A subscription service is required to post comments.