Obesity has quickly become a major health issue in Texas in 2017 33.6% of Texas adults were obese as compared to 29.9% of U.S adults in 2000 21.7% of adults were obese and in 1990 only 10.7% of adults were obese in 2016 33% of 10-17 year olds in Texas were obese. When separated out by gender 34.6% of Texas females and 32.8% of Texas males were obese. When separated out by race 31% of White adults 41.7% of Black adults and 37.8% of Hispanic adults were obese in Texas in 2016. Research shows that an increase in household income is correlated with a decrease in obesity rates in 2014 Comptroller Susan Combs found that there are educational achievement patterns as well - 39% of the Texas population with less than a high school education was obese while only 23% of college graduates were obese. Living in a rural area in Texas is also correlated with higher obesity rates, As of 2013 37% of non-Hispanic Whites in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees and 36% of them had annual incomes over $75,000 As of 2013 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees as did 13% of U.S.-born Latinos and 7% of Latino immigrants. Asia Toyota Center is home of the Houston Rockets South Houston See also: Timeline of World War II. . . . Texas 288.svg State Highway 288 a.k.a - South Freeway, (21.8) 63.0 Houston is highly regarded for its diverse food and restaurant culture Several major publications have consistently named Houston as one of "America's Best Food Cities", SFA: Homer Bryce Stadium With large universities systems coupled with initiatives like the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas Emerging Technology Fund a wide array of different high tech industries have developed in Texas the Austin area is nicknamed the "Silicon Hills" and the north Dallas area the "Silicon Prairie" Texas has the headquarters of many high technology companies such as Dell Inc Texas Instruments Perot Systems Rackspace and AT&T.
History 3 Demographics Buddhist 1 Spanish possessions in Asia and Oceania Caribbean South America Mexico and Central America colonization. Libertarian Ron Paul[a] Mike Pence 0 0.0% 1, Hospital services 9 Plains All American Pipeline 99, Plain unadorned granite structure with minimal features Only an entrance is visible; Opening and reception Non-Christian faiths 4 7 Government and politics As of 2004 the state had 3.5 million foreign-born residents (15.6 percent of the state population) of which an estimated 1.2 million are illegal immigrants Texas from 2000 to 2006 had the fastest growing illegal immigration rate in the nation in 2010 illegal immigrants constituted an estimated 6.0 percent of the population This was the fifth highest percentage of any state in the country in 2015 the population of illegal immigrants living in Texas was around 800,000.
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