• Examine distracted driving in Texas. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, April 21, 2014)
• Review agricultural activity by state. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, May 2, 2014)
• Read about Americans living on incomes that place them just above official poverty thresholds. (U.S. Census Bureau, May 2014)
• Explore the National Climate Assessment and how climate change is affecting the U.S. (U.S. Global Change Research Program, ©2014)

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• Read about postsecondary degree attainment rates and whether the U.S. is keeping pace with other countries. (Lumina Foundation, April 22, 2014)
• See how U.S. dollars are spent on global health funding. (JAMA, April 23/30, 2014)
• Review a survey of the economic and demographic trends in the Houston metropolitan region. (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, ©2013)
• Consider the nation's high school graduation rate. (America's Promise Alliance, April 2014)
• Examine a study of accessibility of information for consumers on the federal and states' health insurance exchange websites. (Avalere Health, April 25, 2014)

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• Explore financial education for elementary school students. (Corporation for Enterprise Development, April 2014)
• Check out tips to improve your home's heating and cooling efficiency. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed April 23, 2014)
• Examine the pay gap between minimum wage workers and Fortune 500 CEOs. (AFL-CIO, 2014)
• Review data related to recent dolphin and whale strandings on beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, April 22, 2014)

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• Consider the public's changing attitudes about drug policy. (Pew Research Center, April 2, 2014)
• Explore the economic significance of more women working full time and year-round. (Center for American Progress, April 2014)
• See which states produced the most wind-generated electricity in 2013. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, April 15, 2014)
• Examine consumers' use of payday loans. (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 2014)

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• Worker’s Compensation, Texas Workforce Commission
• Information for Workers' Compensation Nonsubscribers, Texas Department of Insurance
• Questions and Answers About Nonsubscribing to Workers' Compensation in Texas, Texas Association of Responsible Nonsubscribers
• "Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds New Workers' Compensation Law," Oklahoman, December 16, 2013
• Universal Workers' Compensation, Rep. Richard S. Geiger, Workcompcentral, December 30, 2006

• Employee Misclassification as Independent Contractors (U.S. Map), U.S. Department of Labor
• Employee Misclassification (includes 2013 legislation), National Conference of State Legislatures
• Targeted Worker Misclassification Law Takes Effect in Texas, National Alliance of Fair Contracting, February 3, 2014

• Co-Occurring Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
• Co-Occurring Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings: Resources and Training, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), January 2014
• An Overview of Offenders with Behavioral Disorders: Parole Board Member Training (Power Point), The Council of State Governments Justice Center , February 13, 2014
• Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Justice-Involved Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders, SAMHSA's Gains Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, August 2013
• Six Steps to Improve Your Drug Court Outcomes for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders, National Drug Court Institute, April 2013
• Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, September 2012
• Another Look at Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Involvement in Texas: Correlates and Costs, Texas Department of State Health Services, 2010

• States' Innovations in Juvenile Justice: Investing in Better Outcomes for Our Communities [video], Council of State Governments Justice Center, July 30, 2013
• Annual Privatization Report 2013: Criminal Justice and Corrections - State and International Corrections Privatization Update, Reason Foundation, May 6, 2013
• Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board: Community Juvenile Justice Appropriations, Riders and Special Diversion Programs, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, December 2012
• Performance Incentive Funding: Aligning Fiscal and Operational Responsibility to Produce More Safety at Less Cost, Vera Institute of Justice, November 19, 2012
• "New York City, Massachusetts launching first social impact bond programs in United States," Reclaiming Futures, November 14, 2012
• The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense, Justice Policy Institute, May 2009

• Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and Models for Change Resource Center Partnership, January 22, 2014, and related publications
• The State of Juvenile Justice: A Roadmap to Improved Outcomes in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Adult Certification, and Mental Health, Children at Risk, May 2013
• "The Northwestern Juvenile Project: Overview," Juvenile Justice Bulletin, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, February 2013 (longitudinal study of mental health needs and long-term outcomes of youth detained in the juvenile justice system in Cook County, Illinois)
• Girls' Experiences in the Texas Juvenile Justice System: 2012 Survey Findings, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, October 2012

• Injecting Charter School Best Practices Into Traditional Public Schools: Evidence From Field Experiments, Harvard University, April 2014
• State-Initiated School Turnaround Strategies: Leveraging the State Education Agency to Drive Meaningful Change, Center on School Turnaround, November 2013
• "Parents revolt against failing schools," Stateline, July 1, 2013
• Which Way Up? What Research Says About School Turnaround Strategies, Center for Public Education, May 2013
• "Leave no school behind: can bad ones be turned around?," USA Today, April 28, 2013

• Economic Development Tax Incentives Project fact sheets on Evaluating State Tax Incentives: How to Gauge Progress Toward Goals,  How to Inform Policy Choices, and How to Measure Economic Impact Pew Center on the States, February 7, 2014
• “Prove it!: States offer many incentives to promote economic development, but seldom evaluate their effectiveness,” State Legislatures, National Conference of State Legislatures, February 2014
• Evidence Counts: Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Growth, Pew Center on the States, April 2012
• Economic Development in Texas: Programs and Incentives, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, September 2011
• An Analysis of Texas Economic Development Incentives, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2010, Updated April 2011

• Tech Trade in the States: A State-By-State Overview of International Trade in Tech Goods, TechAmerica Foundation, February 2014
• 2012 State Technology and Science Index: Enduring Lessons for the Intangible Economy and Texas Ranking No. 19, Milken Institute, April 2013

• "Trolling for dollars," City Journal, April 6, 2014
• "Don't feed the patent trolls; they may byte," Texas Public Policy Foundation, April 3, 2014
• "Taking on 'trolls': 'patent trolls' tough topic for Legislature," Texas Lawyer, February 10, 2014
• "As patent suits increase, firms fight back," Texas Tribune, January 24, 2014
• Intellectual Property: Assessing Factors That Affect Patent Infringement Litigation Could Help Improve Patent Quality, U.S. Government Accountability Office, August 2013
• 2013 Patent Litigation Study, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, June 2013
• "Why East Texas courts are back on 'top' for patent lawsuits," Ars Technica, January 6, 2013
• The Direct Costs from NPE Disputes, Boston University School of Law, June 28, 2012

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