April 30, 2021 by Marlee McCormick

Texas Census Count Falls Short, Politics Blamed

(Austin, TX) — Texas actually fell short of the projected population count in the 2020 U.S. Census, and some people are blaming politics.

The state will gain two new seats in Congress as a result of the 2020 count, but was widely expected to pick up three.

Census figures released on Monday show that Texas fell about 190,000 people short of landing 39-seats in the U.S. House, which would have meant 41 Electoral College votes.