Texas lawmakers pull funding for child identification kits again

Texas lawmakers pull funding for child identification kits again

Texas lawmakers cut millions in funding for the second time for kits meant to help find missing children following media reports there was a lack of evidence that the kits work. In 2023, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune originally published their findings in a 2023 investigation that revealed the state had spent millions of dollars on child identification kits made by the National Child Identifi cation Program, run by former NFL player Kenny Han…