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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's administration is asking for $90 million more in federal funding in hopes of delaying health insurance cancellations for nearly half a million children.

Texas will end its Children's Health Insurance Program on Jan. 31 unless it gets such funding. The state would send notices about the program's termination to affected families days before Christmas, the Dallas Morning News reported .

The state Health and Human Services Commission requested $90 million from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services so the program can continue in Texas...