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Austin City Council honors student who helped erase $6.3 million in local medical debt
Summary
Austin City Council recognized high school student Eli Yorio and Undue Medical Debt on Feb. 11, 2026, proclaiming '26 for 26 Undue Medical Day' after a campaign that raised funds leveraged to abolish $6.3 million in medical debt for 5,688 Travis County residents.
Austin City Council on Feb. 11 recognized high school student Eli Yorio for leading the “26 for 26” campaign that community partners leveraged to abolish millions in local medical debts and proclaimed the date as “26 for 26 Undue Medical Day.” Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes (District 2) read the proclamation on behalf of the mayor and the council.
The proclamation and remarks centered on the scale of medical debt in Texas and locally. “Dealing with medical debt is something nobody should have to face, not in the richest country on Earth,” Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes said, citing statewide and regional…
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