Texas near bottom in many social categories

Senator Eliot Shapleigh: "Texas ranks near the bottom in the good measures of a modern society and near the top for the bad things, according to a report, 'Texas on the Brink,' comparing the 50 states.

Texas ranks first in the percentage of uninsured children, first in toxic and cancerous emissions and second in teenage pregnancies. It lags far behind in high-school graduation rates, consumer credit scores and percentage of the population with health insurance.

The state's poor rankings can be linked to an 'inadequate, outdated and terribly regressive tax system,' Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, said Monday at a briefing with Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin."

Old news, but I just came across it.