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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… April 3-10

Breaking news… April 3-10

April 12, 2015

 Second option to fund Rio Grande medical school heads to committee

Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 2:19pm CDT

By Kimberly Reeves– Austin Business Journal

http://m.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/abj-at-the-capitol/2015/04/second-option-to-fund-rio-grande-medical-school.html?r=full

A bill approved last Wednesday for $3.1 billion to benefit higher education construction and renovations unfortunately did not include either the new Rio Grande Valley or Austin medical schools. The Rio Grande school is still facing challenges in terms of funding, while the Austin school will be funded partially by Central Health.


New Downtown Austin Alliance CEO talks long-term strategy

Posted: April 8, 2015                                  

By Joe Lanane- Community Impact News

http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/central-austin/new-downtown-austin-alliance-ceo-talks-long-term-strategy/

New Downtown Austin Alliance President and CEO Dewitt M. Peart, who is replacing former DAA leader of 18 years Charlie Betts, speaks highly of the benefits to come to from both the Waller Creek revitalization project and the proposed Innovation Zone. Central Health’s Downtown Campus is at the epicenter of the Innovation Zone.


Thompson, Mantel: Mentally ill Texans need Medicaid expansion

Posted: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015

By Sandra Guerra Thompson, Jessica Mantel – Special to the American-Statesman

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/thompson-mantel-mentally-ill-texans-need-medicaid-/nkpGX/#a4fc0ebf.3923357.735698

The Statesman covers the ongoing, expensive, and counterproductive trend of jailing those who are in need of mental health services, and proposes Austin uses the Affordable Care Act, instead of Medicaid, to its advantage in treating this target population.

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Notice: The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.0 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.18 (six dollars and eighteen cents).

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NOTICE: THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 6.0 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.18 (SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTTEEN CENTS).

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