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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau announced on April |
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26, 2021, that the 2020 Census shows the population of the United |
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States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, an increase of 22,703,743 |
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people or 7.4% from the population total in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau announced that |
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Texas' population on April 1, 2020 was 29,183,290; and |
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WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau also apportioned |
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United States Representatives among the several states pursuant to |
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Article 1, Section 2, of the United States Constitution; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas received two additional congressional |
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representatives bringing its total Texas delegation to the U.S. |
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House of Representatives to 38; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas narrowly missed out on being allocated a third |
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new congressional representative, the Texas 39th congressional |
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district, which ranked 438th out of 435 possible congressional |
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seats; and |
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WHEREAS, Experts like the Texas State Demographer, Dr. Lloyd |
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Potter, have raised concerns that the 2020 Census for Texas is |
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likely to have a substantial undercount, meaning that the actual |
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enumeration of Texans is likely to be more than the census reported |
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population of the State; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas has some of the most difficult populations in |
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the United States to count due to its geographic size, language and |
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ethnic diversity, and other socio-economic factors; and |
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WHEREAS, An undercount of less than 1% in the Texas Census |
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population would yield enough new population that Texas would |
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likely merit another congressional representative if its true |
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population on April 1, 2020 were known; and |
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WHEREAS, An undercount of 1% will cost Texas $300,000,000 |
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dollars in federal funding per year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the of the 87th Texas Legislature of the State |
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of Texas hereby authorizes the Attorney General of Texas to seek all |
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necessary relief, including seeking an adjustment to the U.S. |
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Census in order that the true nature of the Texas population may be |
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known and congressional representation may be reapportioned so that |
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justice may be done. |