Texas legislature is at it again

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hey are at it again. Some of our legislators don’t seem to get it. Senate Bill 602 has been introduced in the legislature setting up a commission to possibly close five of the existing state supported living centers for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A similar bill failed in the last legislature.

It didn’t just fail; it failed spectacularly. That should have sent a message.

Senate Bill 602 would create a commission, appointed by the governor, and empower it to recommend “a center be consolidated with another center, downsized, repurposed, or closed.” The commission may not recommend the closure of more than five centers.