Margaret Jordan, executive vice president of corporate affairs for Texas Health Resources, and Alexia Green, dean of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and president of the Texas Nurses Association, testified before the committee. The bill was left pending because it involves fiscal allocations. Now come the important steps and the places where you as voters and nurses can make a difference. First, the bills have to be voted out of the committee. We need the support of the committee members for that to happen.
Legislators listen first and foremost to people in their districts.
These bills are not without cost. Many other groups will be competing for money and we must make our voices heard. The bills must be voted out of the Senate and House committees in order to proceed to the next step. This is the time for you to contribute not only to the future of nursing but also to the care of Texans. It only takes a few minutes to contact your legislators to help move these bills forward.