Texas keeps gaining political power. On Monday, the Census Bureau announced that the state would gain two House seats in the 2021 round of reapportionment. In the 2010 Census, it acquired four. This is a generation-long trend; since 1990, Texas has gained eight House seats. …
Why is Texas’s population skyrocketing while other big states — notably, New York, Illinois and California — are languishing?
The answer: Texas built a sturdy economic growth engine, and it drives population growth. CONTINUED
David Byler, Washington Post
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