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Week in Review, August 13th

Aug 13

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine climate risks Texas and the southeastern U.S. may face. (Risky Business Project, July 2015)
  • Read about Google tracking air quality via its Street View cars. (Gizmag, July 30, 2015)
  • Consider the fate of statuary on the University of Texas at Austin campus. (UT News, August 10, 2015)
  • Review statistics related to guns and see how the U.S. compares to other countries. (Economist, August 10, 2015)
 
 

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Week in Review, August 6th

Aug 6

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read about Texans who lack health insurance coverage. (Rice University's Baker Institute / Episcopal Health Foundation, July 2015)
  • Examine the relationship between health insurance coverage and income security. (The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2015)
  • Compare the effects of sugar and artificial sweeteners on health. (National Geographic, August 3, 2015)
  • Consider recent changes to states' minimum wage laws. (Economic Policy Institute, July 24, 2015)
  • Trace the decline in newspaper industry jobs since 1990. (Poynter, July 30, 2015)
  • Track injuries state by state. (Trust for America's Health, June 2015)
 

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Week in Review, July 30th

Jul 30

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
 
 

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Week in Review, July 23rd

Jul 23

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
 

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Week in Review, July 16th

Jul 16

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Consider issues related to the proper care of unaccompanied alien children in federal custody. (U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 2015)
  • Review the effects of drought in the West and ways to manage water supplies in times of drought. (Western Governors' Association, June 2015)
  • Explore resources related to aging. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, accessed July 15, 2015)
  • Read about the NSA collecting telecommunications content of non-target Americans. (The Washington Post, July 5, 2015)
  • Looks at graphs representing the living arrangements of adults. (U.S. Census Bureau, accessed July 15, 2015)
  • Check out newly-developed athletic shoe technology for people with disabilities. (Huffington Post, July 14, 2015)
 
 

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Week in Review, July 9th

Jul 9

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read about the effects of marijuana legalization in Washington. (Drug Policy Alliance, July 2015)
  • See how much states are getting in federal funds for Medicaid. (National Association of State Budget Officers, June 25, 2015)
  • Consider the heroin epidemic in the United States. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 7, 2015)
  • Search the police shootings database. (The Washington Post, accessed July 8, 2015)
 
 

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Week in Review, July 2nd

Jul 2

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Find historic places in Texas with this atlas. (Texas Historical Commission, accessed July 1, 2015)
  • Track West Nile virus activity in Texas. (Texas Department of State Health Services, June 10, 2015)
  • Consider disconnected youth — teens and young adults who are neither working nor in school. (Measure of America, June 2015)
  • Look at expenditures in 2011 for statewide tobacco control programs. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 26, 2015)  
 
 

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Week in Review, June 25th

Jun 25

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read about a national Medicare fraud takedown. (U.S. Department of Justice, June 18, 2015)
  • Consider emergency savings and how earnings affects an individual's ability to save. (Bankrate, June 23, 2015)
  • Take a look at state and local tax revenue estimates for the first quarter of 2015. (U.S. Census Bureau, June 23, 2015)
  • Review the 2013 American Housing Survey factsheets for select metropolitan areas, including the Austin–Round Rock, Houston, and San Antonio areas. (U.S. Census Bureau, June 2015)
  • Explore the results of a study about the number of obese and overweight Americans. (Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2015)
 
 

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Week in Review, June 18th

Jun 19

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore the 50-state scorecard to see how Texas ranks among the states. (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, June 2015)
  • Track the number of heatstroke deaths of children left in cars. (Department of Meteorology & Climate Science, San Jose State University, updated June 17, 2015)
  • Read about how FEMA is reforming the National Flood Insurance Program claims and appeals process. (Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 5, 2015)
  • Review the FDA's ban of industrially produced trans fat in food intended for human consumption. (Food and Drug Administration, June 17, 2015)
 
 

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Week in Review, June 11th

Jun 11

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore the EPA's study on hydraulic fracturing. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 4, 2015)
  • Consider the effects of state Medicaid expansion. (Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers / The White House, June 2015)
  • Read about how Texas paid for millions in unapproved Medicaid orthodontic services. (Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2015)
  • Get the numbers on executive compensation at public and private colleges state by state. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 8, 2015)
  • Learn ways to prevent melanoma. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2015)
 
 

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