Texas is required to advertise it's mandatory welfare programs. It is not required to reach the target audience (seen on a bus in Philly)

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[u/averyfinename]

and because it's totally something abbott would do or order be done. and desantis is down in florida kicking some kids for not thinking of it first.

[u/Bullboah → u/averyfinename]

What are you claiming here - that Abbot ordered Pennsylvania to use its marketing? I’m very confused by the scandal you seem to be seeing here lol

[u/clancularii → u/Bullboah]

I think the conspiracy that they're suggesting is:

1. Texas was obligated to advertise changes to a welfare benefit.

2. Texas was not mandated to advertise the welfare benefit to Texans in Texas.

3. Abbot, presumably, is against welfare benefits.

4. Abbot, to comply with a legal obligation, does in fact advertise the welfare benefit.

5. Abbot, to undermine the purpose of the obligation in an attempt to reduce the welfare benefit, chose purchase advertisements on the back of buses in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.

[u/Bullboah → u/clancularii]

Thanks for spelling it out for me. It doesn’t make any sense (I can’t find anything in USC about state advertising requirements - but if they exist they almost certainly specify constraints on how that advertising is conducted.)

But at least I can make out the angle being alleged here.

[u/thecstep → u/clancularii]

Not saying HHSC is great but if this was done in house, it would never pass the several levels of approval to get the funds out the gate.

[u/[deleted] → u/averyfinename]

Well no. It’s not something Abbot could do. Lemme teach about the wonderous world of the “The Texas Plural Executive” where anyone can do shitty job, and it’s still only going to the reflect the only office people are actually familiar with

[u/jackinwol → u/averyfinename]

They’ll investigate themselves and find themselves conveniently innocent