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Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTexas DPS special agents apprehend a group of undocumented migrants from Honduras as part of...
Some child care providers expect to shutter after Texas lawmakers leave $2.3 billion proposal off...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA child plays with Play-Doh at Kid's Castle Family Daycare and Preschool in Pflugerville, on Feb....
Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of “unwinding”
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance — the largest number of people any state...
Paxton used Texas COVID response to benefit donor, former deputy AG testifies
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton weaponized the state’s coronavirus response to benefit a campaign...
Convoys, conspiracies and conservative grudges are fueling the battle at the Texas border
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA convoy filled with self-described peaceful protesters departed Virginia this week, bound for the...
Investigation finds no fraud by Texas prison contractor that was paid despite cutting inmate therapy...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoManagement & Training Corporation had been accused of defrauding the state by charging for services...
Abbott threatens to veto pared-down school choice bill, warns of special sessions
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 15—By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday that he would veto a toned-down version of a bill to offer school vouchers in Texas and threatened to call legislators back ...
Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake
GoSanAngelo | Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTexas’ juvenile detention system has shut its doors and won’t accept any new kids because it is “hemorrhaging” staff, and officials fear they can’t ensure the safety of the nearly 600 youths ...
Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMany Texas faith groups have offered counseling services in the past. But more of them are expanding...
“How long can we keep this up?” Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoInflation, stagnant federal funding for food programs and high housing costs mean that demand at...