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yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2020, 02:35 PM Jan 2020

The state of Texas will not be providing any funding for the Census

This interesting and frightening article from The Texas Tribune details the situation.

Yet another way to avoid counting minorities, impoverished, and non-citizens

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/10/without-state-funds-texas-communities-gear-2020-census/?utm_source=Lone+Star+Project&utm_campaign=604c6df340-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_13_12_53_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a3eb6877c7-604c6df340-33701665

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The state of Texas will not be providing any funding for the Census (Original Post) yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 OP

This may be a good thing. I suspect that ICE will be reading certain forms CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #1

Not Very Intelligent Since Texas is a State Likely to Benefit from an Increased Census Count Stallion Jan 2020 #2

That was part of my point. Think Louie Gohmert, Tom DeLay, most or all CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #3

we need that power to have a place at the table in the TX Lege in 2021 yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #6

I know DeLay has been gone. I picked one moron and one criminal to make my point. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #9

The redraw could very well reduce the power of some of those yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #7

I hope you're right. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #10

The increased census count will be in blue areas Amishman Jan 2020 #4

it means the rural and poverty areas are having to raise money to yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #5

Census is just a head count. yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #8

I wasn't sure about the "final answer" about the citizenship question. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #11

A significant undercount would mean fewer Congressional seats meow2u3 Jan 2020 #12

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

1. This may be a good thing. I suspect that ICE will be reading certain forms

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 02:53 PM

Jan 2020

and looking to victimize more families.

Also, Texas has way too many nut jobs in the House. If they lose a couple of seats, it could be good for our country.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)

2. Not Very Intelligent Since Texas is a State Likely to Benefit from an Increased Census Count

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 02:55 PM

Jan 2020

could cost Texas an extra congressional district if it the count is low

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. That was part of my point. Think Louie Gohmert, Tom DeLay, most or all

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 03:06 PM

Jan 2020

of their GOP lunatics--being replaced in a more stable, intelligent blue state. We need more Democrats, period.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)

6. we need that power to have a place at the table in the TX Lege in 2021

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:35 PM

Jan 2020

which is when the districts will be redrawn.

Congressionals are important, make no mistake but the state House is critical to the redistricting of both. DeLay has been gone for years. Louie will die in office. That is a seriously red part of the state. Bleeding Red.

We replaced a few lunatics in 2018 and gained several seats in the TX House. A bunch of the Rs are retiring. There is a runoff in special election coming up, and the top vote getter was a Democratic WOman agains 6 Republican men. Now it is down to 2; runoffs are notoriously low turnout elections but there is a huge ground game to get Dems to vote in that runoff.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

9. I know DeLay has been gone. I picked one moron and one criminal to make my point.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:40 PM

Jan 2020

As far as the redistricting, do you really trust them to get it right? I live in a hopelessly gerrymandered state.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)

7. The redraw could very well reduce the power of some of those

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:35 PM

Jan 2020

Republicans.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

10. I hope you're right.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:42 PM

Jan 2020

Amishman

(5,559 posts)

4. The increased census count will be in blue areas

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 03:16 PM

Jan 2020

They know what they are doing, this means fewer blue districts overall.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)

5. it means the rural and poverty areas are having to raise money to

Reply to Amishman (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:29 PM

Jan 2020

fund their census. Some have been working on it for 3 years.

The US Census is hiring temporary workers but I don't know how what a state contributes actually fits in to the whole picture.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)

8. Census is just a head count.

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:38 PM

Jan 2020

Basically you verify how long you have lived at the residence; how many adults and what ages and genders; how many kids with ages and genders. There are some statistical things whidh are used by a vast number of organizations (non government) to determine all sorts of things.

Since the citizenship question is off the table, there is less for ICE to work with.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

11. I wasn't sure about the "final answer" about the citizenship question.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 04:45 PM

Jan 2020

The professional cry-babies are always filing appeals when they can't hurt people.

meow2u3

(24,767 posts)

12. A significant undercount would mean fewer Congressional seats

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 06:06 PM

Jan 2020

Chalk up another stupid move by TX repukes.

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