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See which cities in Texas have the most people in need of help.
See which cities in Texas have the most people in need of help.
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177. Plano

Economic well-being rank: 178
Health and safety rank: 174

*No. 1 = Neediest
177. Plano

Economic well-being rank: 178
Health and safety rank: 174

*No. 1 = Neediest
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137. Irving

Economic well-being rank: 151
Health and safety rank: 98
137. Irving

Economic well-being rank: 151
Health and safety rank: 98
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132. Grand Prairie

Economic well-being rank: 148
Health and safety rank: 94
132. Grand Prairie

Economic well-being rank: 148
Health and safety rank: 94
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129. Austin

Economic well-being rank: 132
Health and safety rank: 102
129. Austin

Economic well-being rank: 132
Health and safety rank: 102
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125. Garland

Economic well-being rank: 145
Health and safety rank: 87
125. Garland

Economic well-being rank: 145
Health and safety rank: 87
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121. Arlington

Economic well-being rank: 142
Health and safety rank: 82
121. Arlington

Economic well-being rank: 142
Health and safety rank: 82
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120. Fort Worth

Economic well-being rank: 120
Health and safety rank: 99
120. Fort Worth

Economic well-being rank: 120
Health and safety rank: 99
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117. Corpus Christi

Economic well-being rank: 146
Health and safety rank: 81
117. Corpus Christi

Economic well-being rank: 146
Health and safety rank: 81
Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express-News
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116. El Paso

Economic well-being rank: 73
Health and safety rank: 150
116. El Paso

Economic well-being rank: 73
Health and safety rank: 150
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100. San Antonio

Economic well-being rank: 89
Health and safety rank: 104
100. San Antonio

Economic well-being rank: 89
Health and safety rank: 104
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88. Amarillo

Economic well-being rank: 114
Health and safety rank: 45
88. Amarillo

Economic well-being rank: 114
Health and safety rank: 45
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86. Lubbock

Economic well-being rank: 112
Health and safety rank: 62
86. Lubbock

Economic well-being rank: 112
Health and safety rank: 62
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68. Houston

Economic well-being rank: 102
Health and safety rank: 24
68. Houston

Economic well-being rank: 102
Health and safety rank: 24
Photo: James Pharaon
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44. Dallas

Economic well-being rank: 65
Health and safety rank: 30
44. Dallas

Economic well-being rank: 65
Health and safety rank: 30
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31. Laredo

Economic well-being rank: 33
Health and safety rank: 56
31. Laredo

Economic well-being rank: 33
Health and safety rank: 56
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12. Brownsville

Economic well-being rank: 10
Health and safety rank: 35
12. Brownsville

Economic well-being rank: 10
Health and safety rank: 35
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An innovative program in Fort Worth is paying homeless people to pick up trash, NBC 5 reports.

The relatively new initiative called the Clean Slate Program is a joint effort between the city and a local homeless shelter.

"Our goal is to break the cycle of homelessness by providing steady employment that restores dignity and provides hope," details the shelter website.

Homeless guests at the shelter that pick up trash can earn $10 an hour.

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Fort Worth is spending about $48,000 a year on the program, which put 40 homeless people to work last year, according to NBC 5.

While the Houston homeless count has dropped in recent years, there are still roughly 3,600 people without homes in the Bayou City area, according to figures from nonprofit group Coalition for the Homeless.

Even worse, this year's extreme weather has placed an extra burden on the city's homeless.

"The idea that people died in Houston because of frigid temperatures is repugnant," wrote the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board last week.

Above: See which cities in Texas have the most people in need of help.