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

• Explore whether Texas is meeting children's developmental and mental health needs. (Texans Care for Children, May 9, 2012)
• Track regional disparities in unemployment. (CQ Roll Call, May 8, 2012)
• Map where the renewable energy is, state by state. (The Washington Post, May 2, 2012)
• Discover the invisible borders that divide the nation, from colloquialisms referring to soft drinks to communication networks. (The Atlantic, April 26, 2012)
• Find out where tacos originated. (Smithsonian.com, May 4, 2012)

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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 future of community colleges. (21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, April 2012)
• Explore the relationship among housing costs, zoning regulations, and school performance. (Brookings Institution, April 19, 2012)
• Examine the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds. (Social Security Administration, April 23, 2012)
• Note that more seniors are falling into poverty as they grow older. (Employee Benefit Research Institute, April 25, 2012)
• Review health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, April 20, 2012)
• See the links between mental illness and chronic physical illness. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 10, 2012)
• Consider the recent influx of unaccompanied immigrant children from Mexico. (The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2012)

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

• Consider nursing home emergency preparedness. (Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 13, 2012)
• Examine how migration patterns from Mexico to the United States have changed over the years. (Pew Hispanic Center, April 23, 2012)
• See the federal Homestead Act of the mid-nineteenth century and explore how the act shaped America. (Smithsonian, May 2012)
• Review the federal tax provisions expiring in 2012. (Congressional Research Service, April 17, 2012)

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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 Stanford Education Experiment and how it may change the landscape of learning. (Wired, March 20, 2012)
• Explore how social media affects politics. (Journal of Communication, February 29, 2012)
• See state-by-state equal pay rankings. (American Association of University Women, April 10, 2012)
• Examine the Department of Defense's role in securing the southwest border. (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 17, 2012)
• Recognize the importance of the Hispanic consumer in today's markets. (Nielsen, Quarter 2, 2012)
• Consider the extreme variance in the cost of an appendectomy. (Washington Post, April 24, 2012)

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

• Explore issues related to hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act. (Congressional Research Service, April 10, 2012)
• Examine current and proposed chemical disclosure laws related to hydraulic fracturing. (Congressional Research Service, April 4, 2012)
• Check out a hydraulic fracturing guide to state legislation and state legislative issues. (National Conference of State Legislatures, April 2012)
• Consider where the natural gas derived from hydraulic fracturing is going. (Slate, April 11, 2012)
• Compare retail gasoline taxes state by state. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, April 11, 2012)
• Read about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Congressional Research Service, April 2, 2012)
• Get the final rules related to air standards for the oil and gas industry, including air standards for natural gas wells that are hydraulically fractured. (Environmental Protection Agency, April 17, 2012)

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

• Explore the educational paths of Texas English language learners. (Migration Policy Institute, March 2012)
• Map health rankings county by county for 2012. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 3, 2012)
• Check out lists from nine physicians' specialty societies that help doctors and patients make wise decisions together about the most appropriate line of health care. (ABIM Foundation, 2012)
• Consider the economic status of the aged. (Social Security Administration, March 2012)
• Examine what factors most affect unemployment. (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, First Quarter 2012)
• Find employment data from the green sector. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 22, 2012)

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

• Get legal analysis of the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, and track the bill. (Congressional Research Service, March 12, 2012 / THOMAS, April 2012)
• Check out a survey on the growing popularity of mobile banking. (Federal Reserve Board, March 14, 2012)
• Explore recommendations on consumer privacy practices for business and policymakers. (Federal Trade Commission, March 26, 2012)
• Track the recession and recovery in major metropolitan areas. (Brookings Institution, March 2012)
• Observe National Poetry Month with a poem a day. (Academy of American Poets, April 2012)

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

• Consider how high school graduation rates have been improving in the last decade. (Alliance for Excellent Education, March 2012)
• Read why college attainment is important to the future strength of the nation's economy. (Lumina Foundation, March 2012)
• Explore financial accountability in Texas K-12 public education. (Texas Education Accountability Project, March 2012)
• See how tax breaks add up. (Congressional Research Service, March 22, 2012)
• Find arguments and analysis related to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. (SCOTUSBlog, March 2012)

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

• Find state budget information for 2012 and note that Texas ranks first in transparency of state government spending. (Council of State Governments, March 15, 2012 / TexPIRG, March 2012)
• See how metropolitan areas have led U.S. growth in exports. (Brookings Institution, March 8, 2012)
• Examine the geographic distribution of Latinos across the country. (Pew Hispanic Center, March 16, 2012)
• Compare Texas' graduation rate and high school drop-out rate to other states. (America's Promise Alliance, March 19, 2012)
• Consider the growing student debt load. (New York Times, March 5, 2012)
• Read about improving America's water infrastructure and its cost. (American Water Works Association, February 27, 2012)
• Explore health care extremes in Massachusetts and Texas. (National Public Radio, March 19, 2012)

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

• Find historical voting data for a variety of demographics. (U.S. Census Bureau, February 15, 2012)
• Explore whether rising consumer debt reflects a strong or weak economy. (CNBC, March 7, 2012)
• Consider the benefits and drawbacks of the millennial generation's hyper-connectivity. (Pew Research Center, February 29, 2012)
• Check out this free GAO app, available from iTunes. (Government Accountability Office, March 6, 2012)
• Read about rising gasoline prices in 2012. (Congressional Research Service, March 1, 2012)

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