The latest U.S. Census Bureau news from The Texas Tribune.
Local governments, nonprofits and churches are stepping into the organizational void left after Republican Texas lawmakers shot down any significant funding for state efforts to avoid an undercount in the 2020 census. Full Story
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Several nonprofits, local governments and philanthropy organizations have formed Texas Counts, a coalition aimed at ensuring an accurate census count in 2020, which could affect representation in Congress and billions in federal funding. Full Story
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The Texas Department of Public Safety received a request for the information earlier this month but has taken no action. Full Story
For the second year in a row, the number of Texans without health insurance increased, and fewer people enrolled in Medicaid. Full Story
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Hoping to avoid an undercount of thousands of Hispanic and black Texans, Dallas, Harris and Hidalgo counties believe getting children engaged can bring families to participate in the 2020 census. Full Story
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Instead, the president said he is ordering every federal agency to give the Commerce Department records on the numbers of citizens and noncitizens. Full Story
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The UT System allocated $160 million of its oil money for the project. Full Story
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The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said. Full Story
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The decision to back away from the controversial question was a victory for civil rights advocates. Full Story
The U.S. Supreme Court threw the inclusion of a citizenship question on the census in doubt, but another legal challenge with Texas ties could bring an end to the controversy. Full Story
The court's ruling said the Trump administration had provided a “contrived” reason for wanting the information. Full Story
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The U.S. Supreme Court could soon alter the political future of Texas when it decides whether the Trump administration can ask about citizenship on the upcoming census. Full Story
New census estimates show Texas' Hispanic population growth continues to surpass white population growth, with Hispanics on pace to soon represent a plurality. Full Story
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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. Full Story
Responsible for providing population projections for the state, Lloyd Potter said citizenship information is not needed “for the purposes of the census." Full Story
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. Full Story
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New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Texas dominated in growth, with suburban counties leading the way as the fastest growing. Full Story
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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." Full Story
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. Full Story
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Last week, a federal judge in New York ordered the administration to stop its plans to add the question to the survey. Full Story