Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state officials and advocates say.
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David Maxwell was among the top attorney general officials who reported Paxton to the FBI and later testified at his impeachment trial.
The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said.
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week after Gov. Greg Abbott declined to immediately sign extradition papers from Minnesota.
This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller’s office if the families on the waitlist were funded.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.
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