The Republican senator from Texas had threatened to withhold his vote on Trump’s ambassador nominees unless the White House unlocked the freeze on a fund meant for HIV/AIDS prevention.

Midland school trustees argue they have minimal control over local taxes and can’t properly serve students as a recapture system redistributes millions of the district’s revenue.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mulled a course action at a meeting Wednesday, including asking the Legislature for money to offset the impact the cuts would have on students.