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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, denounce the spending package being readied for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican Rep. Chip Roy proposes cuts to Medicaid

BY Spectrum News Staff Texas

PUBLISHED 9:26 AM CT May 14, 2025 PUBLISHED 9:26 AM CDT May 14, 2025

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, is pushing for major changes to Medicaid; state lawmakers are running out of time to pass priority legislation with only three weeks to go in the session; lawmakers are considering replacing the STAAR test.