According to one researcher, it appears most Texas children live in neighborhoods with below average opportunities. Further, the state has an underdevelopment problem that is evident in its ability to produce the workforce needed to compete for and attract the best paying industries. The wide variation in outcomes across the state speaks to regional differences in the level of economic development and the lack of effort to equalize these deficiencies. The state must make a better job in funneling resources to its poorest regions.
