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U.S. Population Is Becoming Older, And Less White, Than Ever Before
Posted on · White people remain the majority in the U.S. – but the Census Bureau says non-Hispanic whites were the only racial group that didn't grow from 2016 to 2017.
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Documents Shed Light On Decision To Add Census Citizenship Question
Posted on · Emails and memos show Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross overruled Census Bureau concerns and was urged to exclude noncitizens from census numbers used to reallocate congressional seats.
News
More Than 20 Cities And States Sue Government Over Census Questions
Posted on · The new lawsuit comes more than a week after California filed a similar lawsuit in San Francisco federal court against Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau officials
Podcast
Party Politics, Ep. 50: What’s Next For The ‘March For Our Lives’ Movement
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about the latest with Stormy Daniels, the 'March for Our Lives' movement and more
News
In Texas, Census Citizenship Question Becomes A Political Fault Line Of Its Own
Posted on · The state's Republican leadership has stayed silent or cheered the decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, even as local leaders who represent Democratic-leaning communities sound the alarm
News
NAACP Files Lawsuit Over 2020 Census
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Monday that it will reinstate a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census. It says it is doing so to help enforce the Voting Rights Act
Politics
Analysis: Adding A Citizenship Question To The Census Could Screw Over Texas
Posted on · A census question on citizenship could undercount populations in states with large numbers of poor and/or Hispanic residents — states like Texas. And an undercount would cut into the state's representation, and its federal services.
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Analysis: Adding A Citizenship Question To The Census Could Screw Over Texas
Posted on · A census question on citizenship could undercount populations in states with large numbers of poor and/or Hispanic residents — states like Texas. And an undercount would cut into the state's representation, and its federal services
News
Decision To Add Citizenship Question To Census Draws Protest
Posted on · A coalition of state attorneys general urged the department last month to not add such a question
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2020 Census Sparks Fear In Houston Immigrants, Mayor Turner Says
Posted on · Turner joins colleagues at 86th U.S. Conference of Mayors
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Trump Administration’s Push For Citizenship Question On Census Alarms Critics
Posted on · The 2020 census will be the first one conducted largely online
Houston Matters
What Does The State’s Population Growth Mean For The Future Of Texas?
Posted on · With the news that the Texas population grew by 400,000 in the past year, former state demographer Steve Murdock explains what it could mean for the Lone Star State.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Census Data On Texas Growth, And The Year In Education (Dec. 21, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We examine new census data and what it says about Texas. We look back at the year in education. We learn about the life of playwright Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote 'A Raisin in the Sun.' And we hear a performance from Houston-based Indie rock band Vodi.
News
Census Bureau: Texas Incomes Rising, Poverty Falling
Posted on · But Houston's poverty rate has risen slightly. The city also has the highest percentage of uninsured people of the 25 biggest metro areas in the U.S.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1145: Jacquard and Babbage
Posted on · Episode: 1145 Jacquard, Babbage, Hollerith, IBM: from weaving to computers Today, a story about wool weaving and computers.