demographics /tags/demographics demographics en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:05:01 GMT New study: Women of color the majority of Texas' female population, gender wage gap significant /news/2024-11-21/new-study-women-of-color-the-majority-of-texas-female-population-gender-wage-gap-significant-texas-womens-foundation A study released by the Texas Women's Foundation found a significant wage gap between women and men. And women of color are the majority of the state's female population. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:05:01 GMT /news/2024-11-21/new-study-women-of-color-the-majority-of-texas-female-population-gender-wage-gap-significant-texas-womens-foundation Penelope Rivera More than half a million people have moved to North Texas since 2020 /news/2024-11-07/north-texas-population-growth-demographics-2020 The latest population estimate shows the state overall grew by more than 5% — and much of that growth was in North Texas. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:16:54 GMT /news/2024-11-07/north-texas-population-growth-demographics-2020 Pablo Arauz Peña Fastest growing group in Texas: Asian Americans /texas-news/2024-06-27/fastest-growing-group-in-texas-asian-americans A new Census Bureau report shows the Asian American population went up 5.5% in one year, outpacing overall state growth. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:07:57 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-27/fastest-growing-group-in-texas-asian-americans Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune , Elijah Nicholson-Messmer | The Texas Tribune Most 18-year-old Texans aren’t signed up to vote despite a law requiring voter registration in high schools /politics/2024-04-11/most-18-year-old-texans-arent-signed-up-to-vote-despite-a-law-requiring-voter-registration-in-high-schools Voting is habit-forming and high schools are critical for starting that pattern. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:17:21 GMT /politics/2024-04-11/most-18-year-old-texans-arent-signed-up-to-vote-despite-a-law-requiring-voter-registration-in-high-schools Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years /news/2024-03-29/us-changes-how-it-categorizes-people-by-race-and-ethnicity-its-the-first-revision-in-27-years Officials believe the change will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:04:54 GMT /news/2024-03-29/us-changes-how-it-categorizes-people-by-race-and-ethnicity-its-the-first-revision-in-27-years Associated Press Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020 /politics/2024-03-04/early-voting-turnout-in-2024-texas-primaries-slumps-compared-to-2020 About 1.8 million Texans voted during the early period that ended Friday, down from 2 million during the 2020 presidential primary. Democratic turnout accounted for the entirety of the decline. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:35:07 GMT /politics/2024-03-04/early-voting-turnout-in-2024-texas-primaries-slumps-compared-to-2020 Andrew Park | The Texas Tribune, Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune Texas attorney general requests transgender youths’ patient records from Georgia clinic /government/2024-01-26/texas-attorney-general-requests-transgender-youths-patient-records-from-georgia-clinic This is at least the second time Ken Paxton’s office has sought such records from an out-of-state provider since Texas banned transition-related care for kids. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:51:59 GMT /government/2024-01-26/texas-attorney-general-requests-transgender-youths-patient-records-from-georgia-clinic Madaleine Rubin | The Texas Tribune Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West /news/2023-12-27/why-more-women-live-in-major-east-coast-counties-while-men-outnumber-them-in-the-west There are more women than men in some of the largest urban U.S. counties east of the Mississippi River, on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-27/why-more-women-live-in-major-east-coast-counties-while-men-outnumber-them-in-the-west Associated Press Texas gained more people than any other state in the last year /news/2023-12-20/texas-gained-more-people-than-any-other-state-in-the-last-year Texas’ population grew more than any other state in the country in the last year, by nearly half a million people, according to the recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:46:37 GMT /news/2023-12-20/texas-gained-more-people-than-any-other-state-in-the-last-year William Melhado | The Texas Tribune More than two-thirds of Texas’ 30.3 million residents live in four largest metro areas /news/2023-11-24/more-than-two-thirds-of-texas-30-3-million-residents-live-in-four-largest-metro-areas According to new Texas Demographic Center figures, the Austin region continues to grow at the fastest rate, but Fort Worth was the city that attracted the most new residents between 2020 and 2023. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-24/more-than-two-thirds-of-texas-30-3-million-residents-live-in-four-largest-metro-areas Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune, Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune