Speaking of lists, the Texas on the Brink report came out on the 13th of this month. The report lists how Texas ranks among all 50 states on a number of socio-economic topics. For example:
Percent of population 25 and older with a high school diploma. = 50th
Birth rate. = 2nd
Teenage birth rate. = 7th (I am amazed that anyone was born as a teenager, but numbers do not lie.)
Percent of uninsured children. = 1st
Percent of children living in poverty. = 4th
Percent of population uninsured. = 1st
Per capita spending on mental health. = 50th
Average credit score. = 49th
Workers compensation coverage. = 50th
Executions. = 1st
Violent crime rate. = 16th
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