Some Republicans only want citizens included in population counts used to draw political districts. In Texas, that raises important questions about power and representation.

Texas has big things at stake in the 2020 U.S. Census: billions of dollars in federal funding and congressional seats that could give the state a bigger say in Washington, D.C. Between that and Texas’ ...

A closely watched estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday indicates that Texas may have passed a long-awaited milestone: the point where Hispanic residents make up more of the state's ...

WASHINGTON — As Texas moves to redraw its congressional map at the behest of President Donald Trump, the White House is pushing ahead on another proposal to safeguard GOP power in Washington that ...

The famous saying that "everything is bigger" in Texas appears to also apply to cities in the Lone Star state, according to latest numbers from a census report. The U.S. Census Bureau said in a news ...

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Tripped up by politics and the pandemic — and with only a last-minute investment in promotion by the state — the 2020 census likely undercounted the Texas population by roughly 2%, the U.S. Census ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The fear many expressed regarding the 2020 U.S. Census appears to have become reality with officials saying the population of Texas was probably undercounted. It’s a development that, if true, would ...

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For months, as Texans have been asked to stay home to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus, Jennifer Edwards has been doing the rounds at gas stations in a trio of counties near the Texas-Louisiana ...