Texas health officials are reforming the Thriving Texas Families program, which has funneled $100 million annually to crisis pregnancy centers with little oversight, following a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealing misuse of funds and misleading practices. New rules will require detailed expense documentation and a competitive selection process for contractors, aiming to enhance accountability and transparency in the program’s operations.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Texas health officials are changing a program that helps people choose parenting and adoption instead of abortion, after discovering that a lot of taxpayer money was being used without proper checks and some centers were taking advantage of the funding.
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