The benefits available to you through Texas A&M University can also be applied to your spouse and family. The extra cost for these benefits will be deducted from your paycheck, though by a small amount for a spouse (abt. $30-50 per paycheck). For children, if your spouse doesn't significantly contribute to your household income, it may be best to apply for Medicaid through yourtexasbenefits.com. This will provide both medical and dental insurance for your children, essentially free of charge except for specialty, urgent, and emergency care.
Whenever searching for a healthcare provider, always be sure to check if they are in your network -- anyone will take your insurance, but out-of-network providers will cost more.
Baylor Scott & White offers excellent medical services, including OB care and child delivery, allergy services, and specialty services. Many offices and doctors at Baylor Scott & White are in network for the Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO insurance offered to Texas A&M students. If your income is low, you have an opportunity to apply for financial relief with the hospital, which may defer, reduce, or eliminate your medical bill.
HealthPoint is excellent for pediatric services, and is in-network with Medicaid. The HealthPoint clinic on Memorial Drive in Bryan, TX also has an urgent care center in the back.
Public schools are simple to apply to -- call a local public school and ask about the application process.
Both the Bryan and College Station school districts are very engaged in providing high-quality education and student safety, which varies from school to school.
For elementary-age students, you will need to specify how the child will arrive and leave the school: (1) walking (with an adult), (2) by car, or (3) by school bus. The teacher and school will provide more detailed instructions to ensure the safety of your child.
Home Schooling in Texas is very flexible. You must ensure and be prepared to provide evidence (i.e., have a written curriculum) that demonstrates that you child is being taught the required subjects: (1) math, (2) reading, (3) spelling and grammar, and (4) good citizenship. Science and history are not required by state law, but any college your student applies to will require them, so it's good practice to teach those as well.
There are a number of useful online curricula, or you can design your own. You just need a written one, and it's good practice to keep a record of your student's activities and progress. Transferring from public school to home school is as simple as providing a letter and a phone call or two with the relevant school office.
If you are unfamiliar with home school, note that home school is not like public school, in that you may adjust the structure and content to suit your student's needs and interests. Depending on the age of your child, you may be finished with school after a couple of hours, or before lunch, and you may choose to, for example, teach mathematics through the lens of music, programming, sculpting, or science, or combine citizenship with religious study, or teach spelling and grammar with religious texts, the Lord of the Rings books, graphic novels, writing letters to family, Pokemon games, etc., etc.
It's also good practice to find a home school group that provide your child with social interaction and give your child a community to discuss teaching techniques and strategies.
HSLDA provides a fairly comprehensive guide for home schooling in Texas.