RESEARCH

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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Many Texans are poor, not because they don't work, but because their work pays too little to raise a family out of poverty. To ensure economic prosperity, Texas public policy must support work, make work pay, and help families build their assets. The most important thing the state can do to enhance economic opportunity is to invest in public education—from early childhood education all the way through higher education.

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Related Subcategories:
Work Supports/Child Care
Labor Market/Wages/UI
Asset Building
Education

PUBLIC BENEFITS

The center focuses on health care access, immigrants' access to services, food and nutrition, the state's eligibility and enrollment system, and TANF.

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Related Subcategories:
Health Care Access
Food/Nutrition
Immigrants' Access to Services
Eligibility/Enrollment Delivery
TANF

CHILD PROTECTION

The center is deeply committed to safeguarding Texas' six million children from abuse or neglect.

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BUDGET

The center's work on state budget issues helps policy makers, advocates, the media, and the general public understand the effect that Texas' two-year budget will have on low- and moderate-income families.

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TAXES

Improving the adequacy and fairness of our state and local tax system is a cornerstone of the center's mission. Here you will find our analyses of tax proposals.

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FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY

The center works to identify and define the issues facing Texas' large low-income population. Whether it's documenting the actual amount of money it takes to support families' basic needs in every metropolitan area in Texas, or chronicling the real compromises working families make in order to survive, the center provides the data and the stories behind low- and moderate-income Texans.

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ARRA

Read more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the federal stimulus, and how it impacted Texas.

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KIDS COUNT

The Center for Public Policy Priorities is the Texas home to KIDS COUNT, a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In addition to publishing annual reports, the center also offers access to an interactive, comprehensive database of county-by-county and state data on child well-being.

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