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TUESDAY on "The Source" — The use of telecommunication technology for health care — known as telemedicine — has steadily grown over the past decade and its adoption skyrocketed during the COVID-19 crisis, but its post-pandemic future remains in question.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s top two legislative leaders committed Wednesday to sending $11.2 billion in federal stimulus money to schools, a victory for education advocates clamoring for the funds.

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, state leaders announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funding to help public schools address student learning losses and costs that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As President Joe Biden made his case for ambitious investment and tax plans, Texans in Congress were split on how they felt about what they heard.

Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding that has been dedicated for the state’s public schools.

WASHINGTON – Texas gained a modest two congressional seats in the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau announced Monday, making it the big winner among states but dashing expectations that torrid growth in the last decade would yield at least three more seats.

WASHINGTON — Texas’s population grew by nearly 4 million people over the last decade, more than any other state in the nation, and the state is on track to gain two seats in Congress as its national influence continues to expand.

Health care advocates in Texas say they see an opportunity to address the state’s rising uninsured rate after the Biden administration announced last week that it is rescinding a health care deal the Trump administration cut with Texas.