"About a third of Texas has seen a 20-25% population loss in the last 5 years."
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State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, at the Texas Capitol during a hearing of the House Transportation Committee (KEN HERMAN / American-Statesman).
Has one-third of Texas seen a 25% population loss?
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Twitter, Gene Wu, Dec. 31, 2019
NPR, U.S. Population Growth In 2019 Is Slowest In A Century, Dec. 31, 2019
Texas Demographics Center, 2018 Estimated Population of Texas, Its Counties, and Places, December 2019
Texas Demographics Center, Total Population By County 2013, accessed Jan. 2, 2020
Texas Demographics Center, Total Population By County 2018, accessed Jan. 2, 2020
Email interview with Wu, Jan. 2, 2020
Email interview with Lila Valencia, Jan 7, 2019
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