{
  "id": 11244263,
  "title": "Texas school district makes $12.9M deal with Apple as Chromebook repair costs skyrocket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/texas-school-district-makes-12-9m-deal-with-apple-as-chromebook",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:13:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/01/texas-school-district-makes-129m-deal-with-apple-as-chromebook-repair-costs-skyrocket"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aging Chromebooks and mounting repair costs are a driving force behind one Texas school district switching to iPad and Apple's more economical over time MacBook Neo . MacBook Neo and iPads are set to replace Chromebooks in Texas schools Beaumont Independent School District's board approved a four-year, $11.19 million lease for 14,585 Apple devices. The district expects annual payments of about…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}