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The Texas high school completion rate is 46th in the nation. • 42 percent of all Texas high school students drop out. • Texas SAT scores are 44th in the nation (1998.) • Texas is second in the nation for children living in poverty. • Texas is first in the nation for children without health insurance. • Per capita funding for public health is 48th in the nation. • Governor Bush's response to a Texas public opinion poll favoring the state surplus to be spent on education (by a 10 - 1 margin) was, incongruously, to cut property taxes by $1.7 billion. Between now and November I encourage everyone to look at the records of all the national, state and local candidates- we can improve the quality of our votes. Floyd Stilley Washington
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