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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare |
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District will provide numerous benefits to the community, but |
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taxpayers should not be unduly burdened to fund the district; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County Healthcare District will serve |
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the insured and uninsured alike, while providing resources to |
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support a medical school, generating new revenue, and creating |
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jobs; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court supports the |
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formation of a county health care funding district, and it |
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anticipates that the district will provide a mechanism to receive |
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federal matching funds to support indigent health care services; as |
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a member of the district, the county will be eligible for Medicaid |
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reimbursements and matching funds it is not currently receiving; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The district is intended to decrease the burden on |
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taxpayers by taking advantage of federal matching funds, and |
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underlying support for the district is the assumption that once it |
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is formed and operating, the county will reduce its own tax rate |
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accordingly; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon |
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establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward official copies |
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of this resolution to the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court. |