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Politics

What SCOTUS Rulings On Gerrymandering, Census Mean For Texas

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 27, 2019 · The U.S. Supreme Court blocked federal courts from policing partisan gerrymandering and put the issue of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census on hold.

Tags 2020 census citizenship question gerrymandering Texas redistricting US Supreme Court

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2020 Census Could Lead To Worst Undercount Of Black, Latinx People In 30 Years

HANSI LO WANG, NPR

Posted on June 4, 2019 · Public debate over a potential citizenship question and immigration enforcement, combined with the census going online, threatens an accurate head count, according to research by the Urban Institute.

Tags 2020 census census Census Bureau citizenship question

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Citizenship Question Controversy Complicating Census 2020 Work, Bureau Director Says

HANSI LO WANG, NPR

Posted on July 12, 2018 · Facing multiple lawsuits over addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau head tells NPR a long legal fight could raise the head count's cost and risk a bad count.

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ACLU Sues Over Plans For Citizenship Question On 2020 Census

Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Posted on June 6, 2018 · The lawsuit claims the question intentionally discriminates against immigrants

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More Than 20 Cities And States Sue Government Over Census Questions

HANSI LO WANG, NPR / PBS NewsHour

Posted on April 3, 2018 · 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

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Analysis: Adding A Citizenship Question To The Census Could Screw Over Texas

Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 27, 2018 · 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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