The Legislative Budget Board staff have produced a document outlining the Top 100 Federal Funding Sources. Not surprisingly, many of these are in health and human services. Below is the…
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“The cure for poverty has a name. It is called the empowerment of women.” –Christopher Hitchens This second and final posting on female poverty in Texas examines how female poverty…
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This posting explores female poverty in Texas. It is the first part of a two-part look at how poverty affects women in our state, what it looks like in terms…
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Introduction. The 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193) was the culmination of decades of efforts to revamp how needy families with children were assisted. In particular, the welfare reform debates focused…
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