El Paso Sen. César Blanco prioritizes health care, economic growth, water security in new committee roles

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El Paso Sen. César Blanco prioritizes health care, economic growth, water security in new committee roles

AUSTIN – With the Texas Legislature’s 89th regular session underway, state Sen. César Blanco, D-El Paso, said he intends to use a quartet of new committee assignments to tackle key issues for El Paso and West Texas, including expanding child care access, easing restrictions on nurses to improve health care availability and boosting economic growth. Blanco, who has served as a state senator since 2021, said his four new committee assignments incl…