Study: Texas rate of uninsured children double national average  Texas has double the national rate of uninsured children and the numbers are climbing after years of declines, according to a new national study./Blend Images Texas has double the national rate of uninsured children and the numbers are climbing after years of declines, according to a new national study./Blend Images Photo: LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images/Blend Images RM Photo: LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images/Blend Images RM 