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Why Texas Is Terrible

Texas, out of the 50 states:

  • Amount of carbon dioxide emissions (1st)
  • Amount of toxic chemicals released into water (1st)
  • Amount of recognized cancer-causing carcinogens released into air (1st)
  • Amount of hazardous waste generated (1st)
  • Workers' compensation coverage (50th)
  • Percent of population with a high school diploma (50th)
  • Percent of uninsured children (1st)
  • Percent of children living in poverty (4th)
  • Percent of population uninsured (1st)
  • Percent of population living below poverty (4th)
  • Percent of population with food insecurity (2nd)
  • Overall birth rate (2nd)
  • Percent of pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester (50th)
  • Percent of non-elderly women with health insurance (50th)
  • Percent of women receiving prenatal care in first trimester (50th)
  • Average credit score (49th)
  • Percent of poor people covered by Medicaid (49th) v Percent of population with employer-based health insurance (48th)
  • Per capita spending on mental health (50th)
  • Per capita spending on Medicaid (49th)
  • Tax expenditures per capita (47th)
  • Women's voter registration (45th)
  • Percent of voting age population that is registered to vote (45th)
  • Number of executions (1st)

http://web.archive.org/web/20150401050939/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/14/texas-is-on-the-brink-legislative-study-group-says/

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