The overall health of children in Texas continues to lag behind other states, according to a recently released report.

Wallethub, a Washington D.C. finance group, ranked Texas as the fifth worst state for children’s healthcare in the nation. Factors include Texas having the highest uninsured rate in the nation and a high childhood obesity rate. 

Across a majority of the metrics, Texas ranked in the bottom half among other states.

Texas ranked 46th in children with medical and dental preven...