ADAPT of Texas was down at the Capitol on Tuesday to tell Senate Finance Committee members it is ludicrous to think they will have any attendants in 2024-2025 if they don’t raise the wages from the pathetic $8.11 they have in their budget plans. HHSC didn’t ask for one more cent for attendant wages, Abbott didn’t either. There will be no community based services if this keeps up. Almost everyone who spoke talked about raising the wages to $15 per hour (and that will be low by 2025). They have a huge surplus of money this year but apparently no plans to support community services. People shared their struggles trying to find workers today and their horror of being forced into a nursing home. Next Tuesday will be the House Appropriations hearing on the same subject. But legislators need to hear from you — their constituents about why they need to raise these wages to at least $15/hr. If they don’t… the picture looks grim.