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9 Texas colleges receive $2 million to provide free course materials
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk Joseph Rowe , as published by FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - News
· August 17, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The total amount of funding is over $2 million. In Texas, nine colleges are set to receive funding to support their programs.
In Texas, nine colleges are set to receive funding to support their programs. The state is awarding grants to these institutions to help provide free course materials to students. The total amount of funding is over $2 million.
This funding will be used to provide free digital textbooks for certain programs, including nursing and tech programs. Cybersecurity programs will also benefit from the grants. Further details about the grants and the colleges receiving them are available from the source.
The funding is intended to support students in specific fields by providing them with free digital textbooks.
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Category: library Published: August 17, 2026 Source: FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - News Reading time: 1 min
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