Texas school districts asked to return $16 million in federal funding for special education services

Federal officials are asking 573 Texas school districts to return $16 million they received since 2011. Federal officials say Texas improperly billed them for reimbursements they provide to schools for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible students. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune)

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After a yearslong legal battle, federal officials are asking Texas schools that used a Medicaid reimbursement program for special education services to return $16 million that they say were billed incorrectly.