• Track the wellbeing of U.S. children across various demographics. (Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, Brandeis University, March 12, 2014)
• Examine the current state of Medicaid expansion decisions and the effect on poor uninsured adults. (Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2, 2014)
• Compare election administration performance among the states. (Pew Charitable Trusts, April 8, 2014)
• Read about an increase in calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 3, 2014)

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• Testimony of Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Topic of the West Fertilizer Plant Explosion, June 27, 2013
• West special section on the blast, toll, investigation, response, and recovery, including "It could happen again," "What federal, state and local officials did in response to the West disaster," and "In wake of West Fertilizer blast, investigation finds protection systems are broken," December 2013, Dallas Morning News

• "DPS expands surcharge relief for the poor," Texas Tribune, September 11, 2013
• The Driver Responsibility Program: A Texas-Sized Failure, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, February 2013
• Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 3), House Committee on Public Safety, January 2011
• Driver Responsibility Program, Texas Department of Public Safety

• State Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies, including current state laws and federal regulation and actions, National Conference of State Legislatures, Updated December 2013
• 22 Texas Administrative Code §291.133, Pharmacies compounding sterile preparations, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, adopted to be effective December 10, 2013 (SB 1100 implementation)
• "Compounding bill clears Congress," MedPage Today, November 19, 2013

• Biosimilars, Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research, February 25, 2014
• White Paper: An Outlook on US Biosimilar Competition, Thomson Reuters, April 2013
• Biosimilars, including Q&A on Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• U.S. Ports of Entry in Texas, Office of the Governor, May 2013
• Texas Ports: Value to the Nation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, March 2013
• 2011 Economic Impacts of State of Texas Ports and Maritime Industry, Texas Ports Association, November 2012
• Preparing Texas Land and Sea for the Panama Canal Expansion: Final Report, Panama Canal Stakeholder Working Group, November 2012
• Synthesis of Port Related Freight Improvement Studies: Technical Report, Texas Transportation Institute, October 2012

• "A high-speed unknown," Dallas Morning News, January 2014
• "TXDoT taking steps to further explore high-speed rail," Texas Tribune, January 28, 2014
• Texas Rail Plan, Texas Department of Transportation, revised December 31, 2013
• Texas Priority Corridors of Commerce: Shaping the Future of Freight Movement, Texas Freight Advisory Committee, August 2013
• Rail Division: 2012 Annual Summary and 2013 Midyear Summary, Texas Department of Transportation, January 2013 and June 2013
• "North Texas is well-positioned as rail freight makes a comeback," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 27, 2013

• Student Assessment Division (See ‘What's New In Student Assessment’ for redesign of English assessment materials), Texas Education Agency
• 2014 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and TELPAS, Texas Education Agency
• STAAR® Alternate Resources, Texas Education Agency
• STAAR® Statewide Summary Reports 2013-2014, Texas Education Agency

• House Bill 5, Texas Education Agency
• "Recap of House Public Education Interim Hearing on HB 5," Teach the Vote, March 27, 2014
• "How the Texas Testing Bubble Popped," part 1, part 2, part 3 (includes Testing Timeline), Dallas Morning News, March 2014
• Comparison Between Current Graduation Programs and Programs Established by HB 5, Texas Association of School Boards, July 17, 2013

• DFPS Rider 29 Report for Foster Care Redesign, February 27, 2014
• Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 1), House Committee on Human Services, January 2013
• Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 9C), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, December 2012
• Improving Child and Youth Placement Outcomes: A System Redesign: Foster Care Redesign Report, Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, January 2011
• Foster Care Redesign (Improving Child and Youth Placement Outcomes: A System Redesign), Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

• State Legislation to Expedite and Streamline the Adoption Process 2008-2013, National Conference of State Legislatures, February 5, 2014
• Adoption Options: A Directory of Adoption Agencies in Texas, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Revised 2010
• Adoption, Child Welfare Information Gateway, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Closing the Gaps, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• A Comparison of Texas' Closing the Gaps by 2015 Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Policy to SREB-Member States, doctoral dissertation by Texas A&M University-Commerce student David Rankin, August 2013
• "Texas is closing the gap on education front," M. Ray Perryman, June 21, 2013
• "Texas higher ed graduations increase, board finds," Texas Tribune, May 23, 2013

• State of Texas Soldier Employment Initiative, Texas Veterans Commission

• Just for Veterans, Texas Workforce Commission
• Military and Veterans Affairs State Legislation Database, National Conference of State Legislatures
• Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), U.S. Department of Labor

• "State Expedites Trade Licensing for Service Members," The Rambler, March 27, 2014
• Justification for Administrative Rule Adoption Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department (Occupational licensing of military service members, veterans and spouses), Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, December 12, 2013
• Information for Military Service Members, Veterans and Spouses, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

• Your Money and Local Debt, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, September 2012
• Tell the Truth Texas: Debt-at-a-Glance (county, city, school district, and community college district debt; upcoming bond elections), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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• Examine public education state rankings and statistics. (National Education Association, March 12, 2014)
• Explore the 2012 Economic Census Advance Report, notable for highlighting significant increases in oil and gas mining and extraction. (U.S. Census Bureau, March 26, 2014)
• Read about state Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation treatments. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 28, 2014)
• Consider how public support for the death penalty is on the decline, although a majority of people still support it. (Pew Research Center, March 28, 2014)

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• Check out statistics on the Texas Triangle. (America 2050, Regional Plan Association, 2014)
• Examine the financial impact of for-profit colleges in California, New York, Ohio, and Texas. (Nexus Research and Policy Center, March 2014)
• Consider rising retirement confidence levels. (Employee Benefit Research Institute, March 2014)
• Read about greehouse gas emission standards in cars and trucks. (Congressional Research Service, March 13, 2014)
• Review the 2012 census of agriculture. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 2014)

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• "Funding Roars Back in Texas," Dallas Morning News, March 2, 2014
• State Economic Development Legislation Database (See topic Tax Credits & Incentives-Venture Capital & Angel Investment), National Conference of State Legislatures
• PricewaterhouseCoopers / National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree™ Report based on data from Thomson Reuters – Q4 and full year 2013, PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 2014
• Venture Capital Trends by State, Industry (Infographic), Entrepreneur, October 9, 2013
• "New Kid on Investment Block Seeds Dozen Startups, Looks to Raise up to $50 Million" (Includes Texas venture capital investments graphs), Dallas Morning News, October 2013
• "America's Leading Metros for Venture Capital" (Maps), The Atlantic Cities, June 17, 2013
• "Texas Venture Capital Market 'Weak,' But Still Shows Promise," Xconomy, May 22, 2013
• Information and Observations on State Venture Capital Programs , Report for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Interested Parties in the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), Cromwell Schmisseur LLC, February 2013

• "Testimony: Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Projects," Joseph Kile, Congressional Budget Office, March 5, 2014
• "Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation: A Toolkit for Legislators," National Conference of State Legislatures, February 2014 update
• "Public-Private Partnerships Are Popular, But Are They Practical?" Ryan Holeywell, Governing, November 2013
• "Why Isn't the U.S. Better at Public-Private Partnerships?" Ryan Holeywell, Governing, February 2013
• Public-Private Partnerships to Revamp U.S. Infrastructure, Brookings Institution, February 2011

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• Explore poverty data on suburban areas. (Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, 2014)
• Consider the overall decline in crime rates and imprisonment. (Pew Charitable Trusts, March 14, 2014)
• Read about the Trade Promotion Authority and whether Congress might renew the authority. (Congressional Research Service, January 13, 2014)
• Examine conditions and performance of the federal highway system. (Federal Highway Administration, January 31, 2014)

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• Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report, Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, November 25, 2013
• Annual Statistical Report for the Texas Judiciary, Texas Court System,  September 01, 2013

• STAR+PLUS (Overview, Handbook, External Quality Review Organization Reports), Texas Health and Human Services Commission
• Medicaid Managed Care Initiatives (STAR+PLUS, Long-Term Services and Supports), Texas Health and Human Services Commission

• "Court Tosses Out Sentence for Austin Killer," Austin American Statesman, March 12, 2014
• "N.Y., N.C. Consider Changes to Juvenile Justice Laws," USA Today, March 1, 2014
• Juvenile Age of Jurisdiction and Transfer to Adult Court Laws (map), National Conference of State Legislatures, Jan. 10, 2014
• Mandatory Sentencing 17 year-olds in Adult Court - Is There a Better Alternative for Wisconsin's Youth and Taxpayers?, A Joint Report by: The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy & The Texas Public Policy Foundation, October 23, 2013
• State Trends Legislative Victories from 2011-2013 Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System, Campaign for Youth Justice, October 2013
• "Sixteen States Have Shielded More Juveniles from Adult System Since 2011," Chronicle of Social Change, October 10, 2013

• Electronic Misdemeanor Charging Document Exchange Project, Alaska Court System, September 24, 2013
• "Digital courtrooms to be rolled out nationally," U.K. Ministry of Justice, June 28, 2013
• "eCharging and eDWI save time and money in Brooklyn Park and statewide," Minnesota Sun-Post, February 18, 2013
• The eCharging Pilot: a Report to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, September 18, 2009

• House Bill 5, Texas Education Agency
• Proposed State Board of Education Rules (Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum), Texas Education Agency
• "Despite New Law, Algebra II Still a College Requirement," Texas Tribune, March 4, 2014
• "Nelsen: Valley Could Lose Its College-ready Culture," Rio Grande Guardian, March 4, 2014
• "High School Freshmen Have New Graduation Standards This Fall," Houston Chronicle, February 25, 2014
• "State Nixes Algebra 2 for Most Students, Offers Other Math Options," San Antonio Express-News, January 31, 2014

• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas Education Agency

• Texas Economy in Focus: Comptroller's Economic Outlook, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, updated March 7, 2014
• "Economists project a strong 2014 for Texas," Dallas Morning News, December 26, 2013
• State of the Texas Economy: An Annual Update, Richard W. Fisher, December 19, 2013
• 2014 Economic Outlook: Still Good to be Texas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, December 16, 2013
• "2014 Economic Forecast", Part One: Austin, Part Two: Houston and Part Three: Dallas, Texas CEO, November 2013

• Identity Theft: Trends and Issues, Congressional Research Service, January 16, 2014
• Victims of Identity Theft, 2012, U.S. Department of Justice, December 2013
• 2013 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud Study, LexisNexis, September 2013

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• Read about the narrowing pay gap between men and women. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2014)
• Examine recent findings on intimate partner violence. (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, February 2014)
• Find maps of all kinds in one place. (Google Maps Gallery, 2014)
• Explore traffic congestion around the world and see where Texas cities rank. (INRIX, accessed March 12, 2014)
• Consider the financial effects of opting out of the Medicaid expansion. (Health Affairs Blog, January 30, 2014)

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 Looking for a starting point to research Texas water issues?  Check out the Legislative Reference Library's new Water Resources Research Guide. 

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• Explore tables and reports on educational attainment in the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau, accessed March 5, 2014)
• Examine statistics on crime against persons with disabilities. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 2014)
• See election night returns by county for the Republican Party and Democratic Party primary elections. (Texas Secretary of State, accessed March 5, 2014)
• Consider the effect of a widely-used weed killer on monarch butterflies. (National Resources Defense Council, February 24, 2014)

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