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EPA announces funding for Texas to reduce lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities
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You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway
Like most people, you probably would do some math before answering this question. You would add up the money in your bank ...
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Here's how Texas funding plans could impact budgets, salaries at Corpus Christi ISD
The Texas Legislature is considering several ... increasing schools’ base funding by $395 per child, which is counted through average daily attendance. In this scenario, Corpus Christi ISD ...
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$100 million boost in child care scholarship funding advances in Texas Legislature
Working Texas families could soon receive more support for their children under a legislative proposal to boost child care funding by using federal funds. A final version of the 2026-2027 state ...
How could Texas’ new child care laws impact students and parents?
Child care matters in Texas because without it, parents cannot work and contribute to the state’s booming economy, alongside ...
State of Texas: Abbott approves billions for schools, but is it enough?
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a school funding package into law that he believes will put Texas on the path of being ranked number ...
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Texas lawmakers pull funding for child identification kits again after newsrooms report they don’t work
For the second time, lawmakers cut funding for kits meant to help find missing kids after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
$8.5 billion Texas public education funding plan is now law. Here’s how it works.
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The 2025 regular Texas legislative session is over. Here’s what lawmakers did.
By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2025 "The 2025 regular Texas legislative session is over. Here’s what lawmakers did." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, ...
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Texas House Democrat calls public school funding package 'woefully inadequate'
DALLAS — Texas lawmakers are poised to pass House Bill 2, the $8.5 billion public school funding bill, and your opinion of the legislation likely depends on your side of the aisle. While House ...