Texas

• 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)

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

Meet us

• May 23, 2012:
  Peter Wagner will be at the Funders Committee for Civic Participation Conference in Charlotte NC.
• June 18-20, 2012:
  Peter Wagner will be attending the Take Back the American Dream 2012 Conference in Washington D.C., where he is a finalist for the Campaign for America's Future Maria Leavey Tribute Award for unsung progressive heros.
• July 16-18:
  Peter Wagner will be at the OSF Fellows conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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