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More than 200,000 Texans are waiting for Medicaid approval as enrollment declines

Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state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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Cuellar and Tijerina spar over who delivers for a South Texas district redrawn to favor the GOP

Rep. Henry Cuellar and Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina are both courting crossover support in a region where voters have been willing to defy Democratic or Republican labels.
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Ken Paxton whistleblower endorses James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

David Maxwell was among the top attorney general officials who reported Paxton to the FBI and later testified at his impeachment trial.
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Austin mayor releases plan to prevent Texas from taking over the school district

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After rescoring STAAR exams, 11 Texas districts seeing A-F grades improve

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School librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say

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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Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion

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