First thank you very much. I am going to read them all. 

Here is a another interesting read.  When the Texas population using race/ethnicity is broken down, it also is more telling.
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Under Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births) - Kaiser Family Foundation-
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Non-Hispanic White / Infant Mortality U.S. / Texas
US ---- 5.1
Texas - 5.1
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Non-Hispanic Black
US ---- 11.3
Texas - 10.7
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Hispanic
US ---- 5.1
Texas - 5.3
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Asian or Pacific Islander
US ----- 4.2
Texas -- 3.8
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http://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/infant-mortality-rate-by-race-ethnicity/?currentTimeframe=0&selectedRows=%7B%22nested%22:%7B%22texas%22:%7B%7D%7D,%22wrapups%22:%7B%22united-states%22:%7B%7D%7D%7D&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D.