Experts say the extension could help the historically undercounted state regain lost ground. Texans are already responding to the census at a substantially lower rate than the national average.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from stopping census count next week
A federal judge in California late Thursday ordered that the census count should continue until Oct. 31, the date the Census Bureau had planned on before the administration abruptly shortened the count.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Watch Stacey Abrams discuss voting rights, the census and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
The voting rights activist talked about increasing turnout, battling suppression, why a complete census count is so critical and her future plans.
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Texas 2020 Elections
New voter registrations plummeted during the pandemic in Texas, where you can’t register online
Groups on both sides of the aisle say it’s harder to register voters when you can’t go door to door and big public events are canceled. Registration was down 24% in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same period in 2016.
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The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Nikole Hannah-Jones and Wesley Lowery on the 1619 Project and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
Hannah-Jones, a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, and Lowery, a correspondent for 60 Minutes’ “60 in 6,” also discussed racial disparities during the pandemic and the fight for a true democracy.
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Federal court blocks Trump effort to exclude undocumented immigrants when congressional seats are divvied up
Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from population counts for redistricting could cost Texas three seats in Congress. Thursday’s ruling could still be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Texas 2020 Elections
“My story does resonate”: Candace Valenzuela wants to flip a Republican seat and become the first Black Latina in Congress
Valenzuela is running for a North Texas seat long held by Republicans. But the shifting political winds in the suburbs are giving Democrats hope.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texans with developmental disabilities in state homes still don’t have visitors. Their parents worry they don’t know why.
Across Texas, families with loved ones in state supported living centers are desperate for in-person visits after months have ticked by with coronavirus restrictions in place.
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Judge temporarily halts efforts to end census count early
The ruling is the first in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s plans to wind down the count a month early. Democrat-led Harris County joined the challenge last month.
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With time running out, Texas abruptly launches a $15 million ad campaign chasing an accurate census count
After rejecting efforts to spend state money on outreach to help ensure an accurate census count, Republican leaders are now dipping into federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a last-minute ad campaign.