And as for why it happened, I'm no expert on the Texas procedures, but what my friends there tell me is that the governor opposed a measure put forward by Democrats in the legislature to expand the number of children that would be covered. And instead directed the money toward a tax cut, a significant part of which went to wealthy interests.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The tax cut went to wealthy interest while the poor ate bread.
It's impossible to say