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The Texas comptroller’s office announced that New York-based company Odyssey will help manage the state’s $1 billion program.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) speaking on SB 38 before the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 24, 2025. Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has ...

UT Teen Health, a grant-funded program of UT San Antonio Health Science Center, is filling that gap by relaunching and ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has been ranked as having the #1 best Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program in the state of Texas by RegisteredNursing.org. For students who ...

The contract will initially run for two years, and can be worth up to 5% of the program’s total funds, or an initial $50 ...

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning. By Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman ...

After nearly 30 years of stalled efforts, Texas is in line to become the largest state with a universal private school choice program. The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives approved ...

Odyssey will be tasked with processing program applications, approving vendors, reviewing complaints and advertising the program. Applications for the state-funded program are scheduled to open early ...