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I’m commenting on a classmate’s blog, “Save Texas Schools”, she states that Texas ranks 45^th out of the 50 states in the United States with the least funding for schools. Reading this blog makes me very sad and disappointed of Texas. Texas is a well-known state with great things about it. To hear how low our budget is for schools it’s atrocious. I would like for every state to get the equal amounts all around or accordingly to the population of students. I don’t understand why we would get 5.4 billion dollars cut off from our already low budget, making it worst for the student’s education. I would have liked more in-depth details of the subject. This blog brings a good point of view on our schools in Texas and can catch any one’s attention regardless if you’re a parent or a student. Overall I have never paid much attention to school funding but when I read about matters like this I can’t help but feel the need to join our voices and make a change for not only the present students but for the future students. I agree with the blogger in the aspect that the legislature need to increase funding for publics schools. All states in America should receive the same high quantity and quality of education as the others.

Texas Hospitals are becoming alarmed by the expiration of the Medicaid Waiver 1115. Veronica Zaragovia speaks of this matter on a post in the KUT.ORG on July 14, 2015. The waiver will expire in September 2016 and Texas must be re-apply for it, before that date. Texas Officials are having to go through a rigorous negotiation process with the federal Medicaid Officials, to secure the federal funding. If Texas does not get the funding, it can affect many citizens needing surgeries for life threatening situations or to cope with a trauma.

The federal Medicaid funding is currently assisting hospitals in Texas with health care improvements, care for uninsured patients and programs that are not currently covered by insurance providers. The programs are setup to help patients and their families to cope with a traumatic event or to help them with the after effects of surgery. 

The denial of the funding from the federal government would cause the hospitals to not be able to get more advanced equipment or new technology to better assist with helping patients. It would also cause hundreds of hospital employees to lose their jobs due to the lack of funding. The providers will not be covering all the medical cost or special programs with the loss of the waiver.

In the time of them deciding whether to renew it or not, they will run with the consequences of not receiving as much funding as they did before. Which most likely they would need to raise the reimbursements for Medicaid.

A Bill For Students to Carry a Concealed Handgun

I am compelled to agree that it is a mistake that Governor Greg Abbott signing the open-carry bill. To see the issues with the bill from the perspective of a student gives you more insight into honest concerns of students carrying handguns.  The “deadly weapon” is giving citizens the entire power of the second amendment. How many unnecessary concealed handguns are already in school?  Making it into a bill for citizens to carry a concealed handgun to schools would be far more dangerous. The blogger gives insight as a college student and perceives college students in time of being stress, dealing with alcohol and drugs, might not be smart to give them the right to carry a concealed handgun. It questions those student’s integrity and intentions of using their guns properly by obeying the law, which would be just for it to be used in case of an attack or any other emergency.

My opinion about Governor Greg Abbott’s idea towards this bill, is that it would be encouraging more shoot outs. This blog obviously needs to be heard especially because it comes from a student.  Like myself, as a student, I will have to agree with not giving the power to students to carry a concealed hand gun. We have security in our premises, let’s give them a shot in their jobs, to protect us.

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