With 39 percent of El Paso children under the age of 5 living in poverty, local and state advocates said it has become more important to pump more resources into programs that target the academic and health development of toddlers. A study released today by several think-tanks throughout Texas shows that investing in early childhood development programs today could reduce the tax burden on issues such as remedial education, welfare, crime and poverty in the future. The study, "Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development," estimates that for every $1 invested in programs like...