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On April 19, 2011, the Texas House of Representatives voted to pass HB 1965, a bill by Representative Lois Kolkhorst of Brenham.

HB 1965 will implement findings from a task force created last session that focused on strengthening nonprofit capacity and gathered feedback from nonprofit agencies around the state.

The bill would expand faith and community-based health and human services initiatives in the state and also expand the list of agencies that are required to appoint an employee as a liaison for such organizations.

There’s a media frenzy at the Capitol building surrounding one all-important document—The Budget.

This week, the Senate Finance Committee is taking an unprecedented early look at how the cuts will affect Article II, the Health and Human Services section of the state’s budget. Watch live Senate Committee hearings here.

Below is a list of articles from various sources around the state on the cuts and the impact they could have to Texas’ children, indigent, and elderly.

The Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin will be hosting the Austin Premiere of the movie Play Again at The Mexican American Cultural Center (600 River St., Austin, TX 78701) on Wednesday, January 19 at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

The anticipated budget shortfall looms over the 2011 session like a giant raincloud, and those in its shadow have been waiting for months to discover what the forecast will be once predictions become concrete numbers later this winter. As agencies laid out their Legislative Appropriation Requests (LARs) in hearings before the State earlier last summer, stark numbers characterized almost every request.

Although the Gulf Oil Spill occurred over six months ago, the faith community should remain focused on pursuing environmental and economic justice.  Read More