Question: I figure this must be a common issue but I could not find a solution. 

Here is my code:

```
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

    Text: This text should be above the table, but it is not.
    \begin{table}
        Table: This table should be below the text, but it is not.  
    \end{table} 

\end{document}

```

Why is the table at the top? Thanks!

Answer: 
To quote the [FAQ](http://texfaq.org/FAQ-floats):

> 
> Tables and figures have a tendency to *surprise*, by floating away from where they were specified to appear....
> 
> 
> 

Read the FAQ to learn how to control the placement of your tables.
[h] is definitely working out. Please try it. After using this, you can keep the table beneath the sentence/paragraph.