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National Report: Poverty on the Rise in Texas

  

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Lynsey Kluever /(512) 320-0222 x 112
Frances Deviney /(512) 320-0222 x 106

June 27, 2006

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The percentage of kids living in poverty in Texas has increased by 5 percent since 2000. With this increase in poverty comes an increase in infant mortality, low-birthweight babies, and the percentage of babies who are not immunized, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, a national report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. This national report is a precursor to the fall release of the Texas KIDS COUNT report that will provide data on child well-being for every county in the state.