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News from May 2023

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Rep. Doggett, Senator Warren lead Over 30 Members in Urging the Biden Administration to Eliminate Investor-State Dispute Settlement System in All Existing Trade Arrangements

By Austin News Report | May 6, 2023

U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led 31 colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to work toward eliminating the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system from existing trade and investment agreements. The letter also requests that the Administration intervene in an ISDS case brought against Honduras by U.S. company Honduras Próspera.

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Doggett, Barragán Lead Over 110 Members in Urging Biden Administration to Expand Medicare Dental Coverage

By Austin News Report | May 5, 2023

On May 2, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, led a group of 113 Members in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use its existing executive authority to further improve coverage of medically necessary dental care.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett Introduces Bipartisan Tax Free Pell Grants Act to Strengthen Access to Higher Education

By Austin News Report | May 4, 2023

On April 28, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax,Danny K. Davis (D-IL), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, and Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, introduced bipartisan legislation to remove a financial and logistical barrier impairing students from securing higher education opportunities. The Tax Free Pell Grants Act expands the usage of Pell Grants on a tax-free basis, improves coordination with the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and ensures students do not lose out on any AOTC benefits.

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Travis County home valuation prices rose in April 2023 compared to the same period in 2022

By Austin News | May 2, 2023

In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Travis County rose by $15,323 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 1.4%.

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How much was donated from Travis County organizations to the Black Lives Matter movement?

By Austin News | May 1, 2023

By March 22, one organization registered within Travis County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.

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Home prices in Williamson County during April 2023 increased compared to the same period in 2022

By Austin News | May 1, 2023

In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Williamson County rose by $5,592 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 48.4%.

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Weekly recap of Travis County home sales during week ending April 29

By Austin News | May 1, 2023

There were 91 reported residential sales in Travis County in the week ending April 29, according to BlockShopper.com.