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News Staff, on July 13, 2022

A diverse Texas is a strong Texas

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its 2021 population estimates, and the Texas Demographic Center has crunched the numbers and found: • Texas is growing both older and more diverse. Median age increased to 35.4 years in 2021, up from 33.6 in 2010. • Texas has more Black residents than any other

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