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Aug 18, 2008 7:00 pm US/Central
Families Struggle As Texas Guard Paychecks Delayed
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Denena Bailey wants to make sure her girls don't see her tears after she can't pay their bills. The Baileys have missed three checks from the Texas National Guard.
"My paychecks are what's currently paying for our groceries and gas to get to and from work," she said.
Chad Bailey is a medic is training in Oklahoma. He's expected to be deployed to Iraq in the next few weeks.
"School's starting in a couple of weeks and you don't have the money to buy your kids clothes to go back to school in," Denena said. "They are pulling our soldiers away from good paying jobs where we never had to worry about where our next paycheck was coming from and where we were going to eat and that's what we are going through now."
Denena isn't alone. A spokesperson with the Texas National Guard said there was a glitch in their accounting system. The problem was supposed to be fixed last week. But now it looks like it won't be taken care of until August 28.
"At one point in time we were told we are not getting our paychecks because Texas doesn't have the budget," said Denena Bailey.
The guard spokesperson told CBS 11 News that's not the case, and families like the Baileys will get their checks as soon as possible.
"I've had enough, and I said something has got to be done," Bailey said. "You can give us our paychecks or send our soldiers back home."
U.S. Senator John Cornyn's office has been notified about the problem. Senator Cornyn's Press Secretary told CBS 11 that they have been in touch with the Texas National Guard and with some of the families involved.
CBS 11 spoke with a family last week who now reports having recieved a partial check on Friday.
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