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State secures more than 3,000 acres for new park in Central Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said on Monday it finalized the second phase of purchases that included 1,100 acres ...
State acquires thousands of acres for new state park in Central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) just bought 1,100 more acres of land in the Hill Country for a new ...
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State of Texas: Education Savings Accounts bill moves closer to becoming law
A vote Thursday in the Texas House moved the state one step closer to creating a program to let parents use tax dollars to ...
Texas is one of the worst states for children's health care, study shows. See full ranking
A recent study revealed Texas ranks among the lowest for children's health care. The state also has the highest share of ...
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“It gives kids an opportunity”: More Central Texas school districts switch from a 6 to 9 week grading period
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - When it comes to tracking student ... semester and the first semester last school year. “It gives kids an opportunity so if they did get one of those progress reports ...
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More Texas counties now considered in 'outbreak area' for measles
DALLAS — The Texas Department of State Health Services says five additional counties now have an ongoing spread of measles, meaning transmission and cases are enough to be included in a ...
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Report gives reasons Mass. is the best state for kids’ healthcare. One is soda related
Massachusetts children were also found to drink less soda than kids from any other state — a significant contributor to good dental hygiene. Other New England states also placed among the top 10 ...
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Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 505, State Health Department Says
Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 505, State Health Department Says (Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its ...
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Area kids skate different path, win state
Ice rinks are few and far between, and the cost of equipment is a prohibitive force to kids across the globe ... Jets win the Ohio’s USA Hockey-run state championship and reach the national ...
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Measles cases in Texas rise to 505, state health department says
(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles an outbreak ...
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Driver dies, woman and 3 kids injured in Parker County car crash, Texas DPS says
A woman was killed and four people — including three children — were critically injured in a two-car crash in Parker County on Friday, April 4, investigators with the Texas Department of ...
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2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing outbreak that has infected hundreds of people, the vast majority in unvaccinated communities in Texas. "The school-aged ...