CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on Sept. 30, The Texas Tribune reported. That means many Texas schools already struggling with budget deficits will begin the school year with even more serious deficits, especially…

Reports have been recently streaming into the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker from Texas residents regarding suspicious text messages claiming the recipient has an unpaid toll road balance. While many people who receive the text message can quickly identify it as fraudulent because they have not driven on a toll road, others who regularly use…

A federal investigation into five state facilities concluded children in custody face excessive force, sexual abuse and a lack of vital services, The Dallas Morning News reported. At a news conference last week, Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said children held in those facilities are not receiving the…