Texas poverty rates

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The Rural Blog reports that minimum wage is severely inadequate to support a single-parent home in the United States. According to the National Low Income…

50% of households in Texas are "liquid-asset poor," or lack the savings to pay for three months of basic expenses, according to a report released last…

The percentage of children living in poverty has risen 47 percent since 2000 , despite an improving Texas economy reported the Texas Tribune. Twenty-seven…