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Texas Workforce Commission data compiled by the Associated Press shows that more than 190,000 children are on a waiting list for childcare assistance in Texas.
Nuva Frames
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Thousands of Texas families are waiting for help paying for childcare — and the list is growing
Sujata Dand
Data shows the number of Texas children on a waiting list for childcare payment assistance has spiked in recent years, and advocates worry the pressure on the system isn't letting up.
Some data centers are using more sustainable practices, but right now the state doesn't incentivize most of them.
Michael Minasi
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KUT News
How data centers can be built more sustainably and become better neighbors
Kailey Hunt, Katy McAfee
University Medical Center in Lubbock on April 6, 2025.
Trace Thomas
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Texas Tribune
Texas hospitals say they’re losing $27 million a day in Medicaid funding
Terri Langford
Cattle cross the border into Douglas, Arizona, for the first time in more than a year as the United States lifts its ban on livestock imports from Mexico.
Nina Kravinsky
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KJZZ
Live cattle imports temporarily paused again after recent U.S.-Mexico border reopening
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September 7th, 2026
The KTTZ News Team
Local and state lawmakers cut the ribbon on the long-awaited West Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Lubbock on Friday, the first state veterans cemetery in 15 years. The same day, Gov. Greg Abbott was in town, holding a campaign roundtable on affordability in Texas. His primary focus was one that he has repeatedly pointed out will be a major topic in the upcoming legislative session: reducing property taxes.
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