By Cliff Saunders
KTRH News Radio
HOUSTON, Texas — State representative David Simpson filed a budget amendment late last week that would have made sure money allocated for volunteer fire departments is actually used for that reason.
His proposal would have taken money from the Texas Commission on the Arts, but it was voted down. Simpson told KTRH he is stunned.
“It was incredible to me that they chose to make these other programs a greater priority over volunteer firemen,” Simpson said.
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