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The book-delivery program is helping families build home libraries and make reading part of everyday life, while local organizers work to reach more children.

Families whose children attend private schools that don't participate in Texas' voucher program can still qualify for up to $2,000 in taxpayer- funded educational expenses.

The pamphlets appear to be an attempt to anger voters ahead of the midterm elections, GOP District Attorney Sarah Stogner said.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction on border walls and other barriers across the Big Bend region of West Texas to continue. The request comes after a federal district judge blocked the construction amid an ongoing legal fight.

The authority to issue executive orders traditionally belongs to the chief executive, like the governor or a county judge.

Schools in the U.S. serve almost 30 million lunches every day. But rising food costs, regulations and cuts to food assistance mean school kitchens have to do more with less.

FracTracker and Public Citizen identified 35 permitting actions taken by regulators in Texas in the weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a moratorium.

The event sponsored by Planet K at Woodlawn Lake Park has remained one of the larger gatherings of its kind in San Antonio this time of year.

Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.

The race has drawn national attention, after Republican nominee Bo French faced backlash for his social media posts.