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AUSTIN, Texas — Lawmakers in Austin have decided again that Texas volunteer fire departments cannot have all of the money in a special fund that was set-up specifically to help them.
The final budget deal approved by state legislators would give volunteer fire departments $10 million of additional assistance more than the last two years. But the decision leaves tens of millions more sitting in the state’s volunteer fire department assistance fund.
“The volunteers could really use that equipment and training right now. It’s not helpful after the fire, after the accident,” said Republican State Rep. David Simpson, Dist. 7 from Longview.
Full story: Millions Left Sitting in Volunteer Firefighters Fund Again
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