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10. I remember the Lite-Up program:
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 03:36 AM
Nov 2012
http://www.kvue.com/news/128102813.html

August 19, 2011

AUSTIN -- As Texans battle through brutal summer heat, lawmakers may have pulled one over on the poor and the elderly.

According to a recent investigation by the Dallas Morning News, a state program called Lite-Up Texas collected about $130 million to help low income households with their electric bills. As it turns out, only $28 million will be given to them.

The House Senate Finance Committee approved a decision to redirect the funds in order to help balance the state budget.
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The GOP in Texas do a horrible job. They truly don't give a crap.
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