Texas
State Government
Governor
Greg Abbott (R)
State Senate
12
Democrats,
19
Republicans
State House
64
Democrats,
86
Republicans
Texas
Economic well-being - Texas
Extreme poverty rate
0.08
Food insecurity
0.176
Minimum wage
7.25
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.313
Poverty rate
13.4%
Unemployment rate
4.1
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
16.7
Poverty by demographic - Texas
Child poverty rate
0.18
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
79000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
463000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
1915000
Senior poverty rate
12.3 %
Women in poverty
15,455,699
August 23, 2016
The Dallas Morning News, August 23, 2016: (Editorial) Texas Lawmakers Shouldn’t Remove College Grants that Help Poor and Middle-Class Students
August 2, 2016
Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2016: School closures hit black, poor students the hardest
May 5, 2016
Houston Chronicle, May 5, 2016: HISD approves spending plan favoring schools with most low-income students
December 22, 2015
RT.com, December 22, 2015: Poverty hinders IQ in the US more than other Western countries – study
July 27, 2015
Austin American-Statesman, July 27, 2015: Demographers baffled as percent of region's low-income students shrinks
"The percentage of students from low-income families in Austin and many of its surrounding school districts has been shrinking since 2011 and took a steeper dive last school year, a change that the experts tracking rapid growth in Central Texas can't quite explain."
April 30, 2015
CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, April 30, 2015: Texas Notes High-Performing Schools With Low-Income Students
"More than 400 Texas schools were recognized for improvements at campuses where at least 40 percent of the students are considered low income. The Texas Education Agency on Thursday identified this year's high-performing and/or high-progress Title I reward schools."