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year, he produced the fourth edition
of his “Texas on the Brink” report,
which chronicles the problems he
says are caused by what he views as
Texas’ lack of investment in education,
the environment and healthcare.
The report paints a dire picture.
Texas is dead last out of 50 states in
percentage of population over 25 with
a high school diploma; 46th out of
50 in SAT scores; fi rst in uninsured
children; third in the percentage of the
population living below the poverty
level; and fi rst in toxic chemicals
released into the water.
Lucy Nashed, a spokesperson
for Perry, writes in an email, “Texas
has continued to fulfi ll its commitment
to public education by holding high
schools accountable for graduating
college- and career-ready students
and emphasizing an education in
the science, technology, engineering
and math fi elds.”
Is Texas going to dominate the
American scene the way New York did
in the fi rst half of the 20th century and
California did in the second half? That
remains to be seen. The state could
be undone by too much regulation
from Washington, too little regulation
from within, taxes that are too low, or
taxes that are too high, plummeting
oil prices, or a growing population of
immigrants without access to proper
education and other resources.
One thing most observers seem to
agree on: There’s an energy in Texas
these days. If the state can avoid the
pitfalls and build on its strengths, its
opportunities are tremendous. If not,
there are plenty of other regions of the
country waiting to take its place.
“This is why I love America,” says
Lockwood, who happens to be an
Englishman. “There is always a new
model, a new way to expand, and it
seems to me that right now Texas has
that in spades.”
New York–based writer EDWARD LEWINE
is pretty sure his state still dominates the
American scene.
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