Torrid growth in Texas over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout two additional congressional seats and electoral votes, deepening its already massive influence in the nation’s politics.
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Texas gains 4M residents, 2 congressional seats in Census
ACACIA CORONADO, Report for America/Associated Press
April 26, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout two additional congressional seats and electoral votes deepening its already massive influence in the nation s politics.
New U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday confirm the relentless population boom in America s biggest red state. Since 2010, Texas has gained nearly 4 million residents more than any other state in sheer numbers. For perspective, that s roughly the entire population of neighboring Oklahoma.
It is now home to more than 29 million people, second in population only to California, which has nearly 40 million. Texas has sustained double-digit percentage growth and increased congressional representation for 80 years, following in trend with its neighboring Southern states, the region with most grow