Tag: US Census
Census: Dramatic growth among Texas Hispanics
Census 2020 shows a rapidly changing Texas, with a huge growth spurt among Hispanic residents occurring over the past decade.
Hispanics now constitute 39.3 percent...
OPINION: Slowdown: Census figures indicate local growth trend over
For decades the Rio Grande Valley was one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions, with a healthy combination of natural growth and immigration from both...
People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth
By Alexa Ura, Jason Kao, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune
Setting the stage for what is expected to be a bruising battle...
Census official praises effort; Redistricting data to be issued Aug. 16
Timothy Olson, associate director for field operations for the U.S. Census Bureau, didn’t have local population numbers to share during his appearance at the...
Advocates: Fear, lack of funding hurt census in Texas and other southern states
By ACACIA CORONADO, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — According to the new census, the booming Sun Belt isn't booming...
Texas gains 4M residents, 2 congressional seats in Census
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost...
Texas will gain two seats in Congress as residents of color drive population gains
By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
Texas will continue to see its political clout grow as it gains two additional congressional seats following the 2020...
Few Texas counties, cities matched 2010 self-response rates
HARLINGEN — Census 2020 is done, but not quite dusted.
Data collected during the every-decade population count is being compiled, analyzed and audited by the...
County officials reflect on census; Judge praises effort to achieve accurate count
It was bad enough when the pandemic delayed the census, so the last thing Cameron County Clerk Sylvia Garza-Perez needed was to contract COVID-19,...
County officials reflect on census; Judge praises effort to achieve accurate count
It was bad enough when the pandemic delayed the census, so the last thing Cameron County Clerk Sylvia Garza-Perez needed was to contract COVID-19,...