Found this in the discussion thread after this post on Wil Wheaton’s site:
Updated Texas Rankings Under G. W. Bush:
1st in Children without Health Insurance %
1st in Toxic Air Releases
1st in Smog Days (Houston)
1st in poorest counties(3)
3rd in Hunger %
5th in Highest Teen Birth Rate
41st in Breast Cancer Screenings
45th in Mothers Receiving Pre-Natal Care
46th in Public Libraries and Branches
46th in High School Completion Rate
46th in Water Resources Protection
47th in Delivery of Social Services
48th in Literacy
48th in Per Capita Funding for Public Health
48th in Best Place to Raise Children (29th before Bush) *
48th in Spending for Parks and Recreation
48th in Spending for the Arts
49th in Spending for the Environment
50th in Women with Health Insurance
50th in Teachers’ Salaries plus Benefits
- Children’s Rights Council. Only one accredited child-care center exists for every 2,637 children. A fourth of children still are not immunized by age 2.
— Texas Freedom Network