A more diverse, urban nationcensus: Houston still ranks 4th Census Bureau reports Hispanic population grew 43% in a decade

The rest of the nation is looking more like Texas these days, as the Hispanic population in the United States climbed to 50.5 million people.
Across the country, the Hispanic population grew more quickly than Anglos and African-Americans, accounting for more than half of U.S. growth over the past decade.

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Hispanics' political clout pumped up by census Texas among states where Latinos will pursue new congressional districts

SAN ANTONIO - For Anna Alicia Romero and other Hispanic activists, the release of final census numbers this week signaled the official start of an audacious new campaign: securing as many as 10 new Hispanic congressional districts across the country.

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City Council redistricting plan draws fire Mayor's proposal would increase seats from 9 to 11, but critics say attempt to boost Hispanic districts not

Mayor Annise Parker presented her administration's City Council redistricting plan Wednesday, drawing immediate concern from Latino council members and activists who had hoped the map would more clearly reflect their community's growth.

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Hispanics look to flex muscles Texas House redistricting panel must mirror new census, they say

With Texas populous enough for four new seats in Congress, the four Hispanic lawmakers on the state House committee charged with drawing a new map took every opportunity Thursday to remind witnesses and their colleagues that the growth came courtesy of Hispanic Texans.

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District proposal catches criticism Group wants legislative map to reflect state's Hispanic growth

AUSTIN - Adopting the redistricting map proposed by the House Redistricting Committee chairman would be a sure-fire way for the state to end up in court, said representatives of a group of organizations that make up the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force.
"It reduces the number of districts in which Hispanics have a majority of voters. It's retrogressive," Nina Perales, litigation director for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, said of the Solomons plan.

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Latino leaders offer own map of City Council Alternative is one of 16 received in past two weeks

Hispanic civic leaders on Wednesday presented an alternative redistricting map for the Houston City Council that creates a third district on the city's southwest side where they said a Latino would have "a fighting chance" to win.

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