Texas ranks 37th in Poverty Rate at 16.0%(poverty rankings by state). The Poverty Rate of Texas is slightly higher than the national average of 14.6 Texas has

Texas ranks 37th in Poverty Rate at 16.0%(poverty rankings by state). The Poverty Rate of Texas is slightly higher than the national average of 14.6 Texas has one of the lowest literacy rates Approximately 5.2 million Texans were uninsured last year, or about 18.4 percent of the state's population. That's double the national average of 9.2 percent. The 2021 Report Card resulted in a Texas GPA of a “C”. It graded 12 individual categories of infrastructure. Energy received the highest grade earning a “B+,” yet the wastewater and levee networks need additional support having both been graded a “D.” So I'm not really seeing the greatness despite more people moving here.