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Commission for a College Ready Texas,
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The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education,
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The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education,
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,
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. Accessed February 2, 2011.

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Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services,
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (October 2009). Online. Available at
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid and the Uninsured (September 2010). Online. Available at:
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, states (2008–2009), U.S. (2009). Online. Available at:
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United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. County-Level Unemployment and Median Household Income for Texas. Online. Available at:
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. Accessed February 2, 2011.

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Bailey, W. Scott.San Antonio Buiness Journal. Reach of employer-sponsored health coverage shrinking in Texas. Online.
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Uninsured Estimates of Children 0–17, American Community Survey (ACS), 2009. Online. Available at:
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. Accessed February 2, 2011.

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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Texas: Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19–64 Living in Poverty (under 100percent FPL), states (2008–2009), U.S. (2009). Online. Available at:
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Texas: Distribution of the Nonelderly Uninsured by Race/Ethnicity, states (2008–2009), U.S. (2009). Online. Available at:
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Texas: Nonelderly Uninsured. Online. Available at:
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts Online, Texas: Nonelderly Uninsured. Online. Available at:
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileind.jsp?cat=3&sub=40&rgn=45
. Accessed on February 2, 2011.

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Charles, Thomas. Medicaid Income Guidelines in Texas. Ehow. Online. Available at:
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Texas Department of State Health Services,
The Supply of and Demand for Registered Nurses and Nurse Graduates in Texas.
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National Association of Community Health Centers,
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Texas Board of Nursing,
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
“More Texans living in poverty, census figures show,” September 16, 2010. Online. Available at:
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AFL-CIO, Union members by state. Online. Available at:
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National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University,
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Texas Department of State Health Services,
Supply Trends Among Licensed Health Professionals, Texas 1980–2007, Third Edition
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute,
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Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy,
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Texas Transportation Institute,
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Texas Department of Transportation,
Strategic Plan 2009-13
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Houston Chronicle
, “Texas road deaths fall to lowest level ever,” September 17, 2010. Online. Available at:
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,
State Health Facts Online, Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15–19, 2005.
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Texas Freedom Network Education Fund,
Just Say Don’t Know: Sexuality Education in Texas Public Schools.
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