Texas loses money by ignoring children's needs

San Antonio Current | February 13, 2013
Advocacy group Texans Care for Children last week released a new year-long study finding that Texas spends $14.3 billion and $20 billion more than the rest of the country every year because it fails to address child well-being.

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