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Texas sent $223 million to rural communities to fix water infrastructure after 2023 election

Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.

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Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply

No new taxes would be collected for the package that would give the state’s water department $1 billion to spend on projects like cleaning salty water, flood control and reservoirs.

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Texas says undocumented immigrants visited local hospitals 80K times in three months. That’s 2% of all visits.

While the state says undocumented patients cost hospitals $329 million over three months, critics say the data lacks payment information and more context.

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Rural Americans more likely to live with chronic pain than urban peers, UT-Arlington study finds

More than 3 million people call rural Texas home, and many lack access to a primary care doctor.

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Texas high school students’ STAAR scores show gains in STEM fields, struggles in reading and literacy

Education policy experts say the results align with Texas’ workforce goals but note that students still need help.

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Texas’ youngest learners are behind in math and reading. A pair of bills aims to get them back on track.

Students who are behind in third grade rarely catch up. Texas lawmakers want to intervene earlier.

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The Texas House wants voters to approve billions to save the state’s water supply

The Senate has a similar proposal, but is more prescriptive in how the money should be spent. The two chambers must agree on the final proposal to send to voters.

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95,000 Texas children are waiting for state help to pay for day care

Adding more funding to scholarships is just one way experts say state lawmakers could address Texas’ child care crisis.

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Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework

The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.

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Texas has a big water problem. This state lawmaker hopes he has the solution.

Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.

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Texas Faces $160B GDP Loss by 2030 if Water Infrastructure Investments Are Not Made, Report Finds

The report also projects a water supply deficit of nearly 6.9 million acre-feet by 2070—enough to serve 20.7 million households annually

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Texas’ order to ask hospital patients’ citizenship status renews focus on the state’s large uninsured population

On Nov. 1, hospitals will begin asking patients their citizenship status. But data suggests uninsured citizens, not immigrants, cost Texas hospitals more.

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After three citywide water outages, Odessa will invest $25 million to fix infrastructure

The Odessa City Council approved the budget to replace nearly 200 water valves and 17,000 feet of pipe.

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Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year

The lost water costs the cities millions and heightens the state’s water supply challenges.

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Fastest growing group in Texas: Asian Americans

A new Census Bureau report shows the Asian American population went up 5.5% in one year, outpacing overall state growth.

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High school students’ math scores are still lagging, STAAR results show

Algebra scores have not recovered since the pandemic, raising worries about students’ readiness for STEM-related jobs.

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East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk County

East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.

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More than two-thirds of Texas’ 30.3 million residents live in four largest metro areas

According to new Texas Demographic Center figures, the Austin region continues to grow at the fastest rate, but Fort Worth was the city that attracted the most new residents between 2020 and 2023.

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Texas to receive $3.3 billion in federal funds to boost broadband expansion efforts

The federal money will be added to the $1.5 billion investment made by state lawmakers this session to increase broadband availability across Texas.

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Texas poised to fund community colleges based on student outcomes

Supporters of the measure said it will help the colleges better prepare students for the workforce.

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Caseworkers hampered by ’90s-era foster care software that the state hasn’t replaced

Caseworkers and foster care providers often get incomplete and inaccurate information about foster kids in their care because of the state child welfare agency’s archaic technology system.

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Texas Senate takes first step toward establishing billions for state’s water supply, infrastructure

Voters would have the final say on whether the state sets aside billions of dollars to acquire new water sources and invest in aging infrastructure.

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Texas lawmakers have a $27 billion surplus, but a spending cap complicates their goal of lowering property taxes

Texas homeowners have some of the highest property tax bills in the nation, a byproduct of the state’s reliance on such taxes to help pay for public schools and the state’s lack of an income tax.

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Texas employers band together to combat high health costs

DALLAS — If you can’t beat ‘em, join together.

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Why are half of Texas’ 5 million uninsured passing on affordable health coverage?

DALLAS — What’s more surprising: that a record 1.84 million Texans enrolled in Obamacare for 2022 or that over 2 million others passed on insurance despite being eligible for cost-cutting subsidies?

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