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The State

of

Texas Children

Texas KIDS COUNT Annual Data Book

The Importance of Investing in Children

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T E XAS

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C E N T E R for P U B L I C P O L I C Y P R I O R I T I E S

TEXAS KIDS COUNT

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The State

of

Texas Children 2011

? 2011 C E N T E R for P U B L I C P O L I C Y P R I O R I T I E S

We thank the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Methodist Healthcare Ministries,

and The M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation for funding the Texas KIDS

COUNT Project. The findings and conclusions presented in this report,

however, are solely those of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, as are

any errors or omissions.

Table of Contents

Show and Tell: The Importance

of Investing in Children

6

Population

16

Family Economic Security

18

Maternal & Infant Health

22

Health Care

26

Nutrition

29

Child Maltreatment

33

Early Care & Education

35

Education/TAKS

39

Selected County Data

42

Endnotes

46

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ur annual Texas KIDS COUNT report gives you the tools

to examine how our children are faring at the state and county

level. The results are mixed. When we invest in what is best

for children, we see improvements. When we shortchange our

kids, we see problems.

In Texas, nearly one of every four children lives in poverty

and the uninsured rate for middle-income kids grew nearly

25 percent. On these and many other measures, recent

data shows the negative impact of the Great Recession on

children.

The Great Recession has also contributed to an

unprecedented revenue shortfall, creating formidable

challenges for our children¡¯s well-being. But by declaring

that our children are our top priority and taking a balanced

approach to meeting their needs that includes using the Rainy

Day Fund and adding new revenue, we can improve child-well

being and enhance our future prosperity.

We invite you to use this data-rich report and the accompanying online county-level database and the mobile data site to

help you advocate for and develop the good public policies

necessary to ensure that all our children, and Texas, prosper.

Sincerely yours,

F. Scott McCown

Executive Director

Frances Deviney, Ph.D.

Texas KIDS COUNT Director

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