Changing Texas

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Health, human, and correctional services in Texas. Health and health care in Texas -- Health related occurrences and disabling conditions -- Health care personnel -- Public health care assistance programs -- Medically uninsured -- TANF and SNAP in Texas -- Correctional services: youth and adult -- Summary -- The effects of demographic change on selected transportation services and demand -- Historic change in the characteristics of the driving population -- Change in driving patterns of the Texas population -- The effects of future demographic change on future transportation use -- Age effects on transportation -- Impact of population change on vehicle ownership ; demographic impact on workers mode of commuting -- Alternative projection scenarios -- Summary -- Conclusions and implications for the future of Texas -- The continuation of minority population growth -- Minority status and socioeconomic resources -- Educational attainment and socioeconomic resources -- Baseline patterns of change -- Projections using baseline patterns -- Conclusions and implications.