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HOUSTON WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, INC. v. VOWELL

Civ. A. No. 73-H-296.

391 F.Supp. 223 (1975)

HOUSTON WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Raymond W. VOWELL, Commissioner of the Texas State Department of Public Welfare, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

February 11, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Skarda, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., Penny J. Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.

In this action, plaintiffs challenge the manner in which the Texas Department of Public Welfare disburses funds under the program known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The named plaintiffs, representatives of a class of welfare recipients whose welfare checks were lowered by Texas' conversion to a flat grant system on March 1, 1973, consist of the Houston Welfare Rights Organization...

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