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Following yesterday's approval by Texas voter to amend the Texas Constitution to define marriage as between a Man and Woman only. So, thanks to my brother for the following information:

if you're wondering what other important steps Texas has taken to improve the lives of its citizenry lately, let's just take a look at a few statistics I recently got my hands on regarding where we rank here in the lone star state against the other 49:

1st in the following:

uninsured children
toxic and cancerous manufacturing emissions
clean water permit violations
number of civil rights complaints
number of state-sponsored executions

2nd in:

rate of incarceration
number of hazardous waste spills
teen birthrate
sales tax dependency

7th in poverty rate
9th in unemployment rate
32nd in education and average teacher salary
37th in women receiving prenatal care
40th in number of physicians per capita
43rd in households with checking accounts
45th in homeownership rate
46th in average hourly earnings
47th in welfare and food stamp benefits paid
47th in percentage of eligible voters who actually vote
48th in spending on child protection
50th in high school graduation rate and average consumer credit score

...but at least we don't let gay people get married.