The Texas Education Agency said that it will seek a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to avoid federal accountability standards imposed by the 'No Child Left Behind' law.

The dispute centers on a so-called Medicaid waiver first granted to Texas in 2011. CMS can provide waivers to states wishing to depart from usual federal rules for administering Medicaid, ...

Texas restaurants will be permitted to deliver alcoholic beverages with food purchases under a waiver in response to financial hardships for businesses signed Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

news Public Health. Texas extends waiver on vehicle registrations, titles Residents will have 60 days to renew overdue vehicle titles and registrations because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Texas has requested a waiver from the USDA to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits on unhealthy foods like soda and candy. Gov. Greg Abbott said the Trump administration now lets states request the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency wants more time to decide whether to grant Texas a waiver from the federal mandate for ethanol in gasoline. Margaret Kriz, an energy and environmental ...

Texas public schools will get a waiver from federal No Child Left Behind requirements — as long as the state can ensure its schools are using teacher and principal evaluation systems that meet ...

Texas has had an extension for its 1115 waiver agreement since 2011. The current waiver is set to expire in October 2022. What's next for managed care? 6 payer-provider dynamics to watch in 2025 ...

The federal government on Monday granted Texas a waiver that could mean billions more in Medicaid dollars to hospitals over the next few years in return for having them work together to provide ...

The state got a waiver to some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind in 2013. That lets it keep federal money without meeting all the law’s… ...

Texas plans to join the more than 30 states that have already asked for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act's requirements, according to a letter new state Education Commissioner ...