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May 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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NEW: Two years ago, Texas lawmakers cut millions of dollars in funding for child ID kits, after ProPublica and @texastribune.org revealed there was no evidence they work.

Now, some legislators are again pushing to spend millions to purchase such kits.
Texas Lawmakers Are Again Pushing to Spend Millions on Kits to Find Missing Kids. Experts Say They Don’t Work.
Texas legislators slipped millions for child ID kits into a 1,000-page budget proposal. The move comes two years after they quietly cut funding for such kits following a ProPublica and Texas Tribune r...
www.propublica.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM