Sources for “Where We Rank”
The following references were taken from the second edition of Eliot Shapleigh’s “Texas on the Brink.” Some URLs to Web sites may no longer be active.
Source for “50th in”
50-1 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).
50-2 U.S. Census Bureau, “Educational Attainment in the United States: 2003” (June 2004) Online. Available: Link.
50-3 Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2002 State Asset Development Report Card: Benchmarking Asset Development in Fighting Poverty (Washington, D.C.), Online. Available: Link.
50-4 The Home Improvement Web, State by State Average Consumer Credit Scores, Ranking, and Ratings. Online. Available: Link.
50-5 ProTex Network for a Progressive Texas, Understanding the Texas Budget (November 2002).
50-6U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2000, Online. Available: Link.
50-7 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
50-8 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
Source for “49th in”
49-1 U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2002, Online. Available: Link.
49-2 Harold Hovey and Kendra Hovey, CQ’s State Fact Finder 2004 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004).
49-3 U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2002, Online. Available: Link.
49-4 Council of State Governments, Resource Guide to State Environmental Management, 5th Edition, 1999.
49-5 Clay Robison, “Texas our Texas how stingy and shortsighted you are.” Houston Chronicle. (August 22, 2004), Outlook, p. 3.
Source for “48th in”
48-1 ProTex Network for a Progressive Texas, Understanding the Texas Budget (November 2002).
48-2 The College Board, Mean SAT I Verbal and Math Scores by State, with Changes for Selected Years, Online. Available: Link.
48-3 “Report: Investigators overworked.” Austin American-Statesman (July 26, 2004).
48-4 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
Source for “47th in”
47-1 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
47-2 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).
Source for “46th in”
46-1 Council of State Governments, Resource Guide to State Environmental Management, 5th Edition, 1999.
46-2 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online (March 2004), Online. Available: Link.
46-3 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
46-4 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).
Source for “45th in”
45-1 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
45-2 Education Week on the Web, “Quality Counts 2003,” Education Week, Online. Available: Link.
45-3 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online (March 2004), Online. Available: http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare.
45-4 Harold Hovey and Kendra Hovey, CQ’s State Fact Finder 2004 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004).
45-5 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).
Source for “44th in”
44-1 Bureau of Health Professions, State Health Workforce Profiles, Online. Available: Link.
44-2 Federal Elections Commission, Voter Registration and Turnout- 2000, Online. Available: Link.
Source for “43rd in”
43-1 Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2002 State Asset Development Report Card: Benchmarking Asset Development in Fighting Poverty (Washington, D.C.), Online. Available: Link.
43-2 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
43-3 The Progressive Policy Institute, The 2002 State New Economy Index, Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States, Online. Available: Link.
Source for “41st in”
41-1 Bureau of Health Professions, State Health Workforce Profiles, Online. Available: Link.
41-2 Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2002 State Asset Development Report Card: Benchmarking Asset Development in Fighting Poverty (Washington, D.C.), Online. Available: Link
Source for “40th in”
40-1 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online (March 2004), Online. Available: Link.
40-2 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
40-3 Bureau of Health Professions, State Health Workforce Profiles, Online. Available: Link.
Source for “39th in”
39-1 National Education Association, Ranking and Estimates Update, 2003.
39-2 Bureau of Health Professions, State Health Workforce Profiles, Online. Available: Link.
39-3 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.
Source for “37th in”
37-1 Jennifer LaFleur, “Seeking Independence. Many With Disabilities, Forced into Nursing Facilities Despite Court Decision, Fight to Live On Their Own.” Dallas Morning News (October 3, 2004), p. 1-A.
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