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Report: Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Texas by Peter Wagner and Rose Heyer, November 8, 2004
Press release: Census Bureau policy costs Texas' cities population
Facts for Features Intended for journalists, this is a page of facts about Texas counties and towns with large numbers of prisoners.
Appendix H: Incarcerated populations in Texas State House Districts (Plan 1369H, 2001) (Or see the updated version with legislators in office in September 2007.)
Appendix S: Incarcerated populations in Texas State Senate Districts (Plan 1188S, 2001)
Appendix C: Incarcerated populations in Texas Congressional Districts (Plan 1374C, 2004)

Previously published materials from the project that discuss Texas:

Texas bill shows states could correct Census counts of prisoners Fact of the Week, July 19, 2004
Too big to ignore: How counting people in prisons distorted Census 2000, April 2004 report
Census data asks: Where are the Hispanic children? But it's the wrong question Fact of the Week, October 11, 2004
Outdated methodology impairs Census Bureau's count of Black population Fact of the Week, May 3, 2004
Prison expansion made 56 counties with declining populations appear to be growing in Census 2000 Fact of the Week, April 26, 2004
Twenty one counties have twenty one percent of their population in prisons and jails Fact of the Week, April 19, 2004

Coverage

Prisoners of the Census by Jordan Smith, Austin Chronicle, November 12, 2004
Where prisoners 'live' is a question of power Counting prisoners as residents of rural counties robs cities of clout, money and services, some say, by Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman, November 8, 2004

Texas House Districts and incarcerated populations

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