An organization of volunteers who advocate in court on behalf of children in the state’s foster care system is among the groups that could lose more than half of its grant funding from the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund unless the Texas Legislature shores up the CVCF.
The Texas Office of the Attorney General noted in its appropriations request, submitted Aug. 30 to the Legislative Budget Board, that the “most significant challenge” facing the OAG is the budgetary crisis looming over the crime victims’ fund.
