Texas was the top recipient of the 2020 apportionment release by the U.S. Census Bureau, picking up two congressional seats.
A bill approved by the Texas Senate would tighten the filing period for candidates and push back the 2022 primary elections depending on when redistricting is completed.
Many questions about the outcome of the 2020 census and its effect on apportionment and redistricting remain unanswered.
While the population growth in Texas declined compared to the previous decade, the state still saw more new residents than any other in the nation. After the official population count this year, the state legislature will need to draw new districts for the population changes.
While there will not be a citizenship question on the 2020 census, executive agencies will be providing the Census Bureau with data regarding illegal immigrants in the country.
One of the key prizes of the 2020 election will be the battle over redistricting. There will be nearly 30 public hearings on the topic before the next legislative session.
The move comes after the Supreme Court remanded the census citizenship question on the grounds that poor reasoning was provided by the Department of Commerce.
Over 30 percent of rural Texans are without high-speed broadband internet access in their homes and government-led approaches are dominating the debate.
