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Module 1: We Touch Lives
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Texas HHS Revealed

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You selected 1. The HHSC combines the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, Commission for the Blind, Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention. That's incorrect.

Here's the correct answer. House Bill 2292 merged 12 agencies into five new agencies under the oversight of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. This new $30 billion organization was created to make it easier for Texans to find assistance and help the state lower administrative costs and direct more funding into services.

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