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POOL ENROLLMENT AS OF AUGUST 2007: 28,134

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

BlueExtras^SM —- Use your Pool ID card to take advantage of discounts on health and wellness services, including vision, hearing, weight management and vitamins. To learn more, log on to BlueAccess for Members, click on the My Coverage tab and the BlueExtras^SM Discount Program.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on Friday, October 26, 2007 in Austin, Texas. The Agenda will be posted here as well as on the Secretary of State’s Texas Register Open Meetings website. If you need information prior to the posting, please contact [email protected].

Updated on 09/06/2007

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