Shaping Our Future: Hispanic Population Boom Demands That Texas Bolster Opportunities For Education And Health Care

News Source

Chron.com

Date Published

22 Oct 2006

News Story

This article discusses the education and health care needs of Hispanics in Texas in the context of the state's predicted population boom; in the next three decades Texas' population is expected to double. The article points to current drop-out rates and economic hardship, including lack of access to adequate health insurance, among Texas Hispanics which could pose even graver problems in the future as the state's population grows.

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