What's New

• All map interfaces have been simplified. There is now a single dropdown menu in the top navigation that exposes links to switch between the different reports (analytics, demographics and maltreatment) for the currently selected region. Once you click on a region, you can view that one region under each report section without having to re-select it.
• After login, users are now redirected to the unified Data and Analysis page.
• Community Characteristic information for the selected county has been added on the Analytics report. It appears as a link that will reveal detailed graphs in a modal when clicked.
• Removed the red line on the Analytics report county histogram when predicted values are less than zero.

• Added DFPS locations data to our Resource database.
• Updated the Demographic report with choice of "Census Tract with graph" or "DFPS Regions with graph". Also updated the plot graph.
• DPFS Locations added as a new Resources choice to display the locations on the map.
• Added borders around DFPS regions on the Demographics report. The regions will have a name and number when you mouse over them.
• Removed Lat/Long values as part of the downloadable data report.
• Data Sources tab has been renamed and the content is being developed.
• Updated the title of Parental Responsibility Refused.
• Updated additional demographic features because the definitions changed in 2019. Definitions changed for two demographic features and need to be split up into a “before 2019” and “after 2019” version for "Single parent household" and "Two or more races".
• Updated Analytics report for graph. When the county is NOT selected, a distribution graph of state will show the three lines of low, medium, and high. When the county is selected, it will show the top three demographic features.
• Updated Analytics report to resolve color/contrast issues with statewide analytics chart and updated the plot to properly handle when a selected county is without data.
• Capitalized the “K” in "100K Children" in all places.
• Improved and smoothed the map zoom on geographic features.
• Improved optimizations when loading large maps.

• Data for 2020 has been added. The reports are now showing data for calendar years 2011 - 2020.
• The Demographics and Maltreatment reports have a new download feature. Once a county and resources are chosen, you can download the list of resources with name, address, etc. 
• The Demographics report defaults to Percentages and Population 17 years old and under, with only the Resources of Child and Youth Services and Cook Children's Locations.
• The Maltreatment report defaults to Rates, with only the Resources of Child and Youth Services and Cook Children's Locations.
• A resources page to provide data definitions is coming soon. 
• Mapping color schemes were changed to help differentiate the scale.

• The Maltreatment Report has an updated stacked bar chart for the Types for the selected county.
• It also dafaults to showing all types for the selected county.
• All report headers have been updated and simplified.
• The reports are showing data for calendar years 2011-2019, not fiscal or academic years.

• Maps and instructions have been updated.
  • Clicking on a region will filter the data and show new "Resource" markers. The resources populate data by year for hospitals and other locations. The panel will open (located in the top-right corner of the map).
  • Left-clicking on a resource marker will display detailed information about the resource in a popup window.
  • Left-clicking on the Globe icon located in the top-left corner of the map will reset the map zoom level to the default (the entire state of Texas)
• The Demographics Report has an updated chart that shows both the state wide mean and the mean for the selected county for the chosen demographic.

• Demographic Report has a brand new graph with specific regions and observable features during selected timeframes. Click on a county to view them.
• Child Maltreatment has been updated with a choice for Totals or Rates per 100K children.
• All maps have updated legends to show what data has been chosen or aggregated.
• All new data has been loaded into a database with metadata labels behind the scenes for faster access to data elements, and allows additions to the data coming into the system.

• Reports are now divided into the Top Navigation. 
• Demographics shows individual geographic regions with specific observable features during selected timeframes. Click on a county to view them.
• Child Maltreatment shows individual geographic regions with specifc maltreatment types during the selected year. Click on a county to view them. 
• Analytics shows statewide top seven features related to child maltreatment based on county-level total maltreatment counts for the state of Texas, 2011-2019. Analysis was performed with two different models; features are ranked according to their influence in each model type.