Abstinence isn't working in Texas

I'm sorry I don't blog much. It's summer and I'm so busy with summertime family stuff, I don't usually feel like writing. But here is something I just HAD to blog about:

The Austin American-Statesman's Melissa Mixon recently did an extremely informative series on abstinence education in Texas that is WELL worth the read:

* Texas spends big for abstinence programs, but teenagers aren't always buying it
* Abstinence: The message vs. the reality
* Texas puts tight restraints on what teachers can teach about sex
* Students talk about sex education and abstinence
* What isn't being taught starts with what's not in the textbooks
* A reality check on the 'human use reality rates' for contraceptives