By repealing Trump Census order on unauthorized immigrants, Biden just gave Texas GOP an extra House seat, or two Todd J. Gillman, The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON Hours after taking office, President Joe Biden handed Texas a huge gift that went mostly unnoticed, overshadowed by more controversial moves on climate, public health and the border wall.
He reversed Donald Trump’s policy of excluding unauthorized immigrants from the Census count used to carve up the country into congressional districts.
Texas has almost 2 million such residents out of nearly 30 million – enough extra people to bring billions in federal largesse over the next decade, and add considerably to its clout in the U.S. House.