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 Multi-Million Dollar Texas High School Steroids Testing Program: Worth the Price?
Multi-Million Dollar Steroids Testing Program: Worth the Price? WOAI, TX - Oct 30, 2008 Popular local columnist David Flores wrote in the San Antonio Express-News, "This frenzy by Dewhurst and the Legislature to test high school athletes for steroids has been little more than shameless grandstanding from the get-go." Catching two students after spending $3 million doesn’t justify the costs, he says. “Railing against steroids is a lot sexier than tackling the inequities in our public school system or finding funds for much needed programs that benefits students and teachers… Here's a novel idea: Let's take the $3 million we're spending on steroid testing and invest in academics." Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, calls the program a “feel-good” program, and a waste of taxpayer money ... More... |
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