Offering free breakfasts to all interested students in low-income areas, not just to those who qualify under federal guidelines, is a program that some state legislators are trying to expand to schools in poor neighborhoods across Texas. Senate Bill 376, written by Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., Democrat of Brownsville, would require schools to offer free breakfast to all students at public schools where 80 percent or more of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. “As one of 10 kids growing up in Brownsville many years ago, I understand the struggles that parents go through to maintain their households and feed their children,” he said. The left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities estimates that the bill could mean a morning meal for as many as 731,000 additional students. The bill has passed the Senate and will go to the House.
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