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When the City Council maps were first drawn in 2013, roughly 13% of District 6's population identified as Asian. If the latest maps are approved, that portion would more than double to 28%.
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Texas Democrats argue their constituents' power would be diluted under current maps. They're asking a federal court to temporarily redraw maps for 2022.
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Texas grew more than any other state in the last decade. Tasked with adding two congressional districts, some political watchers say redistricting could be a "blood bath" between the state parties.
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Tras una década de crecimiento explosivo en la región, una demógrafa de Austin dijo que probablemente faltaron personas en el conteo a causa de la polémica política que rodeó al censo.
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GOP lawmakers could take back the House of Representatives in the next election cycle.
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Austin's demographer says the increase is likely an undercount – one that comes after a politically fraught survey and a decade of explosive growth in the area.
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Experts forecast that lawmakers will probably not finish redrawing the state’s new congressional and state legislative maps until well into the fall. Then come the inevitable court challenges.
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For months, COVID-19 and interference by Trump officials delayed the release of new census demographic data used to redraw voting districts, forcing some state and local elections to be pushed back.
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Advocates say there's no way to ensure the new political districts are fair if Latinos and Asians aren't included in the process.
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After whistleblowers revealed Director Steven Dillingham was quietly pushing for a "statistically indefensible" report, calls have been growing for him to leave before his term expires at year's end.