Changing Texas : Implications of Addressing or Ignoring the Texas Challenge

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. Introduction: The Conceptual And Empirical Basis For The Work -- The State Of Knowledge: Population, Education, And Socioeconomic Change -- Growth In Minority Populations -- Race/ethnicity And Education -- Education, Income, And Socioeconomic Change -- Content Of, Definitions Affecting, And Limitations Impacting This Work -- Organization -- Cautions And Clarifications -- Definitional Changes -- Change In Terms And Terminology Related To Race/ethnicity -- Change In Policy -- The Uncertainty Of Projections -- Conclusion -- Recent And Projected Population Change In Texas -- Historic Patterns Of Population Change -- Projected Population -- Summary -- Recent And Projected Household Change In Texas -- Recent Patterns Of Household Change -- Projections Of Households And Household Characteristics -- Racial/ethnic Diversity And Increasing Elderly -- Growing Diversity In Household Forms -- Summary --^ Effects Of Demographic Change On The Size, Race/ethnicity, And Socioeconomic Characteristics Of The Texas Labor Force -- Recent Trends In Labor Force Characteristics -- Current And Projected Future Patterns Of Change In The Labor Force -- Socioeconomic Implications Of The Demographic Change In The Labor Force -- Summary -- Effects Of Demographic Change On Selected Economic Factors Impacting The Private And Public Sectors Of Texas -- Economic Change In The Private And Public Sections From 2000 To 2010 -- Effects Of Demographic Change On Future Economic Change -- Effects Of Demographic Change On The Private Sector -- Economic Impacts Of Change In Household Types -- Impacts Of Population Change On Households' Net Worth And Assets -- Demographic Impacts On Housing -- Summary -- Public Elementary, Secondary, And Higher Education -- Historical Patterns Of Educational Change -- Projections Of Enrollment In Public Educational Institutions --^ Projected Increases In Specialized Education Programs -- Public Expenditures For Education -- Projections Of Unmet Financial Need -- Summary -- 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. Steve H. Murdock. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 235-250) And Index.