Bill Text: TX SCR44 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 44 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizing the Attorney General of Texas to seek all necessary relief, including seeking an adjustment to the U.S. Census in order that the true nature of the Texas population may be known and congressional representation may be reapportioned.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2021-04-27 - Received by the Secretary of the Senate [SCR44 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SCR44-Introduced.html



	By: Gutierrez	S.C.R. No. 44



	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau announced on April
	26, 2021, that the 2020 Census shows the population of the United
	States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, an increase of 22,703,743
	people or 7.4% from the population total in 2010; and
	WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau announced that
	Texas' population on April 1, 2020 was 29,183,290; and
	WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau also apportioned
	United States Representatives among the several states pursuant to
	Article 1, Section 2, of the United States Constitution; and
	WHEREAS, Texas received two additional congressional
	representatives bringing its total Texas delegation to the U.S.
	House of Representatives to 38; and
	WHEREAS, Texas narrowly missed out on being allocated a third
	new congressional representative, the Texas 39th congressional
	district, which ranked 438th out of 435 possible congressional
	seats; and
	WHEREAS, Experts like the Texas State Demographer, Dr. Lloyd
	Potter, have raised concerns that the 2020 Census for Texas is
	likely to have a substantial undercount, meaning that the actual
	enumeration of Texans is likely to be more than the census reported
	population of the State; and
	WHEREAS, Texas has some of the most difficult populations in
	the United States to count due to its geographic size, language and
	ethnic diversity, and other socio-economic factors; and
	WHEREAS, An undercount of less than 1% in the Texas Census
	population would yield enough new population that Texas would
	likely merit another congressional representative if its true
	population on April 1, 2020 were known; and
	WHEREAS, An undercount of 1% will cost Texas $300,000,000
	dollars in federal funding per year; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the of the 87th Texas Legislature of the State
	of Texas hereby authorizes the Attorney General of Texas to seek all
	necessary relief, including seeking an adjustment to the U.S.
	Census in order that the true nature of the Texas population may be
	known and congressional representation may be reapportioned so that
	justice may be done.