Sources for “Where We Rank”

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.

37-2 Texans Care for Children, The Children’s Campaign: An Agenda for the Decade (2004), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “35th in”

35 U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2002, Online. Available: Link.

Source for “33rd in”

33-1 Morgan Quitno Press, “State Health Care Rankings 2004,” Lawrence, KS, 2004, Online. Available: Link.

33-2 Violence Policy Council, Who Dies? A Look at Firearms Deaths and Injuries in America (Washington, D.C., February, 1999), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “32nd in”

32-1 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).

32-2 National Education Association, Rankings and Estimates (May 2004), Online. Available: Link.

32-3National Education Association, Rankings and Estimates (May 2004), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “25th in”

25 U.S. Census Bureau Ranking Tables, Percent High School Graduate or Higher: 2002 (September 2003), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “16th in”

16 Clay Robison, “Texas our Texas how stingy and shortsighted you are.” Houston Chronicle (August 22, 2004), Outlook, p. 3.

Source for “15th in”

15 Harold Hovey and Kendra Hovey, CQ’s State Fact Finder 2004 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004).

Source for “12th in”

12 United Health Foundation, America’s Health: State Health Rankings—2004 Edition, Online. Available: Link.

Source for “11th in”

11-1 Clay Robison, “Texas our Texas how stingy and shortsighted you are.” Houston Chronicle. (August 22, 2004), Outlook, p. 3.

11-2 Harold Hovey and Kendra Hovey, CQ’s State Fact Finder 2004 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004).

Source for “9th in”

9-1 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link

9-2 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).

9-3 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “7th in”

7 U.S. Census Bureau Ranking Tables, Percent of People Below Poverty Level: 2002 (September 2003), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “6th in”

6 United Health Foundation, America’s Health: State Health Rankings–2004 Edition. Available: Link.

Source for “5th in”

5-1 Harold Hovey and Kendra Hovey, CQ’s State Fact Finder 2004 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004).

5-2 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online (March 2004), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “4th in”

4-1 United Health Foundation, America’s Health: State Health Rankings—2004 Edition. Available: Link.

4-2 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “3rd in”

3 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “2nd in”

2-1 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

2-2 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

2-3 Polly Ross Hughes, “No unity on fixing children’s services.” Houston Chronicle (November 1, 2004), p. A-1.

2-4 The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count Data Book, State Profiles of Child Well-Being (2004).

2-5 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

2-6 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

2-7 Violence Policy Center, Gunland, U.S.A. (June 28, 2000), Online. Available: Link.

2-8 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).

2-9 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online (March 2004), Online. Available: Link.

Source for “1st in”

1-1 Polly Ross Hughes, “No unity on fixing children’s services.” Houston Chronicle (November 1, 2004), p. A-1.

1-2 The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count Data Book, State Profiles of Child Well-Being (2004).

1-3 Center for Community Change, Risk or Race? Racial Disparities and the Subprime Refinance Market (July 2002), Online. Available: Link.

1-4 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

1-5 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

1-6 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

1-7 The 2004 Texas Legislative Budget Board, Texas Fact Book, Austin (pamphlet).

1-8 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

1-9 Texans for Public Justice, State of the Lone Star State: How Life in Texas Measures Up (September 2000), Online. Available: Link.

1-10 Death Penalty Information Center, Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976, Online. Available: Link.