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Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Homeless in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to intervene in Austin’s “homelessness crisis”
Abbott’s office lamented reports of “violence, used needles, and feces littering the streets of Austin and endangering Texas residents.”
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Dis-Integration
Hear how this Texas school district found itself at risk of returning to a segregated past
A new audio series, a collaboration between The Texas Tribune and 1A, explores why students of color in Longview ISD still don’t have the same educational opportunities as white students.
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Redistricting Texas
How a decade of voting rights fights led to fewer redistricting safeguards for Texas voters of color
In a state with a long history of discrimination, lawmakers on Tuesday will kick off the 2021 round of political mapmaking — the first in nearly half a century without federal oversight.
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El Paso shooting
Gov. Greg Abbott says “mistakes were made” in his fundraising letter before the El Paso shooting
The governor’s comments come after reports emerged of a two-page fundraising mailer that warned of a liberal plan to “to transform Texas — and our entire country — through illegal immigration.”
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Demographics
Snubbed by Texas lawmakers, local officials look to children for help to avoid a census undercount
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.
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El Paso shooting
State leaders are looking for solutions after El Paso. Texas Latinos say they can start by changing the words they use.
“Words not only matter but in today’s world, words are having more and more significant existential consequences in our society,” said Miguel Solis, a Dallas school board member.
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El Paso shooting
A racist manifesto and a shooter terrorize Hispanics in El Paso and beyond
On Saturday, the city was the victim of white supremacy, but it was not the only target. By terrorizing El Paso, the gunman terrorized Hispanics across the state and the country.
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El Paso shooting
After El Paso shooting, some Texas Republican leaders decry “white” terror
Land Commissioner George P. Bush linked the shooting with “white terrorism,” while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called it a “heinous act of terrorism and white supremacy.”
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Demographics
Trump proposal could end food stamp benefits for 125,000 Texans, experts say
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it was proposing a new requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The rule, which limits states’ flexibility to set eligibility standards, could cut off thousands of Texans.