AUSTIN, Texas - Texas will receive additional money to keep the popular children's health insurance program - CHIP - in business a little longer.

The state's health agency said it got confirmation from the federal government on Friday that Texas will receive nearly $136 million in funds.

This will allow CHIP clients to keep their coverage through February, but the program's future is still in limbo since Congress failed to renew the program's funding in September.  

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, tweeted that "Congress will pass a long term CHIP bill next week."

CHIP insures more than 450,000 children in Texas. 

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