Tag: Census
Texas unveils new congressional map, cuts Black and Hispanic districts
By PAUL J. WEBER, The Associated Press
AUSTIN — Texas Republicans proposed redrawn congressional maps Monday that would shore up their slipping dominance and bolster...
A new Texas: Census shows shift, and Valley may suffer for it
For years community leaders drew a portrait of a luminous economic future for the Rio Grande Valley as one of the fastest-growing regions in...
Complete Count: Census enters final month with a lot of work still to do
HARLINGEN — The home stretch of the once-a-decade numbers race called Census 2020 has begun, and Texas still needs about 22 percent more households...
Census deadline extended to October
The push for more 2020 Census responses in the Rio Grande Valley will continue regardless of pandemic, hurricane or any other catastrophe the year...
Census deadline extended to October
The push for more 2020 Census responses in the Rio Grande Valley will continue regardless of pandemic, hurricane or any other catastrophe the year...
EDITORIAL: Who counts: Valley, state big losers under census command
President Trump last week ordered the director of the U.S. Census Bureau to subtract undocumented immigrants from the 2020 enumeration. Doing so would significantly...
Valley cities praised for raising census self-response rates
HARLINGEN — A Census 2020 expert this week singled out the Valley cities of Harlingen and Mission for working aggressively to improve their self-response...
Valley cities praised for raising census self-response rates
HARLINGEN — A Census 2020 expert this week singled out the Valley cities of Harlingen and Mission for working aggressively to improve their self-response...
Census numbers slow as protests capture Americans’ interest
HARLINGEN — State statistics experts say the Census 2020 response is “trickling in” both nationally and in Texas as many Americans focus instead on...
Commissioner hands out food to senior citizens
County officials organized a food drive targeting Brownsville’s senior citizens Thursday morning in a collaborative response to concern over pandemic-related food insecurity.
County Commissioner Pct....