An analysis of the Texas House was among the evidence submitted in federal court as part of the legal fight over the addition of a citizenship question on the census.
U.S. Census Bureau
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Texas demographer: Census citizenship question isn’t necessary
Responsible for providing population projections for the state, Lloyd Potter said citizenship information is not needed “for the purposes of the census.”
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Where is Texas’ growing population coming from?
Texas is growing at a rate of 1,000 people per day, and for the second year in a row, most of the people who moved to the state came from other countries in 2018. And the biggest growth in international migration isn’t from Latin America.
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Dallas-Fort Worth metro area saw biggest population growth in Texas in 2018
New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Texas dominated in growth, with suburban counties leading the way as the fastest growing.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s plan to add citizenship question to 2020 census, according to report
The judge wrote that the “unreasonableness of Defendants’ addition of a citizenship question to the Census is underscored by the lack of any genuine need for the citizenship question.”
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TribCast
TribCast: Kel Seliger’s Senate fight, Beto O’Rourke’s “funk”
On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Emily talks to Emma, Patrick and Alexa about a nasty fight in the Texas Senate, Beto O’Rourke’s self-described “funk” and the legal debate over a citizenship question in the 2020 census.
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Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to quickly take up census citizenship question
Last week, a federal judge in New York ordered the administration to stop its plans to add the question to the survey.
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Texans fighting citizenship question on 2020 census are headed to court. Here’s what you need to know.
A group of Texans is headed to court in hopes of blocking the Trump administration from including a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Here’s a primer on the legal fight and what it could mean for the state.
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Federal judge rules against Trump administration’s push for citizenship question on 2020 Census
The case is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Poverty in Texas drops to lowest levels in more than a decade
With poverty down and incomes up, 2017 proved to be a solid year of economic improvement for Texas even though Texans of color continue to be left behind.