Veterans Stabbed in the back again.
Lotto program benefiting veterans faces diversion of funds
Posted Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011
By Chris Vaughn
cvaughn@star-telegram.com
Beginning in 2009, Texans could start buying scratch-off lottery tickets that did something unusual amid all the convenience store offerings -- support a specific program.
The $2 Veterans Cash game supports the Fund for Veterans' Assistance, which issues grants to nonprofits around the state to provide counseling, transportation, housing and child care for veterans and their families. It is the only game in the state with dedicated revenue, a measure supported enthusiastically two years ago by some in the North Texas legislative delegation.
But the budget crisis has arrived even to the Veterans Cash scratch-off game.
Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, a former naval officer, inserted a rider into the Senate budget bill that would divert some of that grant money from the Fund for Veterans' Assistance to cover budget cuts within the Texas Veterans Commission.
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