Texas KIDS COUNT 2009 Border Reports
Our Border, Our Future
Texas KIDS COUNT, a project of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, recently released two reports collectively titled "Texas KIDS COUNT: Our Border, Our Future," detailing the well-being border-area children and comparing them to other Texas children. The publications include data on health, poverty, population growth, and family economic security for border-area children.
“Texas border counties show the state’s promise, but also the eventual cost of current policy choices. If historic inequities persist, we can expect a less-healthy, less-educated, poor population in greater need of social services but with fewer resources to provide them. On the other hand, implementing the right policies now will fortify the physical, social, emotional and educational development of border children, yielding better-prepared, more competitive workers, increased private and public resources, and a better life for all Texans.” Texas KIDS COUNT Director Dr. Frances Deviney said.
Online Versions of "Texas KIDS COUNT: Our Border, Our Future"
- Children and Families Living on the Texas-Mexico Border
- Infant Health & Health Care Access in Texas' Border Counties
Related Documents
El Paso
- El Paso Presentation: Texas KIDS COUNT: Our Border, Our Future
- El Paso Press Release: Texas KIDS COUNT Reports Highlight Health, Well-Being of El Paso and Border-Area Children Compared to Other Texas Children