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
September 8, 2016
The Dallas Morning News, September 8, 2016: How Can a City as Rich as Dallas Be So Poor?
August 29, 2016
The Dallas Morning News, August 29, 2016: Words to Live By: Baylor Scott and White to Text High-Risk Patients
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