After an investigation from The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found no evidence that the child identification kits Texas has spent millions distributing to schoolchildren have helped locate missing children, lawmakers quietly zeroed out their funding.
approved preliminary budgets that included money for the National Child Identification Program’s kits.found no evidence the kits have helped locate missing childrenThe news outlets also found that the Waco-based company that distributes the kits had used exaggerated statistics as it sought contracts in Texas and other states.
A 2021 law states that the Texas Education Agency, which was tasked with purchasing the kits, isn’t required to continue providing them if the Legislature stops the funding. In a statement, a spokesperson said the agency isn’t aware of any “alternative funding sources for the program.”
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