It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and support systems in place to help our youth become successful adults.

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.

Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history.

It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and support systems in place to help our youth become successful adults.

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young people are at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.

The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure.

If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students, the law will be a failure for most schools in the 15th Congressional District, and for many across the nation.