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H.C.R. No. 86
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 WHEREAS, The men and women who have served in this nation's
2 armed forces are entitled to ready access to the best possible
3 medical care; and
4 WHEREAS, For the more than 100,000 veterans living in the Rio
5 Grande Valley, the nearest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
6 hospital is in San Antonio, as much as 300 miles and a five-hour
7 trip away, and the lack of a VA hospital in the Valley has long
8 imposed great hardships on veterans in that region and on their
9 families; and
10 WHEREAS, Veterans requesting appointments at the facility in
11 San Antonio typically wait months to be seen, even for serious
12 conditions; for those who cannot drive themselves, or who cannot
13 afford to drive, van transportation is provided by veterans service
14 groups; the lengthy trip, however, adds to the patients' physical
15 distress; no ambulances are available to convey veterans to San
16 Antonio, which makes the journey especially difficult for those who
17 are bedridden; and
18 WHEREAS, Once veterans arrive in San Antonio, they often wait
19 hours for an appointment that may take only 15 minutes, or they may
20 find that their appointment has been canceled; they , may also
21 discover that they need to stay overnight, which adds to the
22 time-consuming nature of their trip and to its expense; and
23 WHEREAS, For veterans who must go to San Antonio several
24 times a month, the time lost to travel can make it difficult to hold
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution, House Bill 86, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149242/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.