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After education funding cuts, Texas churches expand English classes for some students

By Sarah Asch
Published October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM CDT

Some protestant churches in Texas are quietly embracing a new mission: providing ESL instruction to immigrants. Baptist churches in Plano, Waco and Austin say they're seeing rising enrollment.

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