By Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso Matters The Trump administration is lifting a freeze on federal education grants and will release billions of dollars in public education grants Monday, including more than $19 million for El Paso County school districts, the Texas Education Agency announced Friday. The freeze was announced June 30, a day before the Department of Education was scheduled to send state government agencies a collective $6 billion in grants that fund programs for English-language learners, children of migrant workers, adult education and after-school programs.

The announcement added to the financial challenges facing El Paso County school districts. The TEA said it will begin taking applications again and send school districts notice of grant awards once it receives the funds.

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