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Making It: What it Really Takes to Live in Texas

  

Author:
Dayna Finet

September 1, 2002

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With this publication, the Center for Public Policy Priorities offers the Family Security Index FSI) and the Family Security Portfolio (FSP) as two new tools to help build economic security for all families in our neighborhoods, our cities, and our state.

Individual Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Abilene	Amarillo
Austin/San Marcos	Beaumont/Port Arthur
Brazoria	Brownsville/Harlingen/San Benito
Bryan/College Station	Corpus Christi
Dallas	El Paso
Fort Worth/Arlington	Galveston/Texas City
Houston	Killeen/Temple
Laredo	Longview/Marshall
Lubbock	McAllen/Edinburg/Mission
Odessa	San Angelo
San Antonio	Sherman/Denison
Texarkana	Tyler
Victoria	Waco
Wichita Falls