2 children found living in abandoned bus in Texas

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37. Thank you for taking the time to say this

Poverty is ugly. Of that, there is no doubt. With the economy in Texas and the sheer percentage of children that live in it is astronomical.

Yes, this story is sad but I am pretty certain that it is repeated exponentially in this state. This is just one incident--but it is a side effect of poverty.


http://www.cppp.org/category.php?cid=10
(AUSTIN, Texas) — A new report and analysis released today by the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) shows in the wake of a massive revenue shortfall the proposed state budget will invest $10 billion less in Texas kids over the next two years, even while more of the state's children live in poverty, have no health insurance, and are born too early and too small. The state is approximately $27 billion short of what it needs to write a budget that funds all essential services at current levels.

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Texas ranks in the bottom third of states—34th nationally—in a state-by-state study of our children's well-being, according to the 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book. The study reveals that Texas has the third highest teen birth rate in the nation, and a child poverty rate well above the rest of the U.S.