This past session, Texas provided more than $300 million to address the needs of healthcare in rural Texas. Over the past two sessions, we provided almost $500 million to address mental health care needs in rural Texas. Both of those are pressing and they require unique strategies to address those needs in the rural setting that's different than what you may find in Harris county or Dallas County. (03:06–03:16)
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Asserts that nearly $500 million was allocated for rural mental health care over the past two legislative sessions.
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