State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a mandate Monday for districts to immediately submit new budgets to pay for all students’ school meals.
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In Kerr County, Texas, people say they're eager to help their neighbors who have lost everything due to flooding. The community has found a gathering place in a local church.
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The search for missing people in central Texas continues. Volunteers from the United Cajun Navy have traveled from the state of Louisiana to help.
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A Russian official named Roman Starovoit acted as the Kremlin's Transportation Minister was reported dead hours after Putin fired him. Officials say he died by suicide.
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Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.
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As the Trump administration's immigration enforcement ramps up, agricultural labor unions say many farmworkers are increasingly afraid to show up to work.
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More than 100 people have been confirmed dead after disastrous flooding in central Texas.
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The Iranian government suspects spies helped Israel gather intelligence used to take out key military installations and kill top generals and nuclear scientists.
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In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of "weaponizing water."
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Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
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There have been more than 100 deaths following the flash floods in Texas, and dozens more are still unaccounted for. We remember some of those lost in the floods.