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Texas Government: Policy and Politics, 12th Edition
Neal Tannahill
Copyright @ 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
WHAT WE WILL
LEARN
1) How the population of Texas is described in terms of size, diversity, distribution, and religious beliefs
2) How the Texas economy compares with other states
3) How political scientists describe the Texas political culture
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
Introduction
POPULATION: Between 2000 and 2010, the Texas population increased by 4.3 million people, from 20.8 million to 25.1 million, for a growth rate of 21 percent.
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Opportunities: Greater representation in Congress; a bigger share of federal grant money; and an enlarged tax base
•
Challenges: Strain on public services that comes with significant increases in traffic, garbage, children attending schools, and the need for increased law enforcement
Illustrates the importance of demographic, economic, and cultural context of policymaking in Texas
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
The People of Texas
Population Size and Growth
Texas’ growth rate between 2000 and 2010 was
2.1 percent
• The population of the Lone Star State increased more rapidly than did the population of the nation as a whole.
Both natural population increases and immigration contribute to population growth in Texas.
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
As Figure 1.1 shows, the state’s population expanded the most rapidly between 1970 and 1980, growing at an annual rate of 2.7 percent. The growth rate between 2000 and
2010 was 2.1 percent.
Copyright @ 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
Population Increase
Natural population increase: The extent to which live births exceed deaths, accounted for 55 percent of the state’s population growth between 2000 and
2010
Immigration: From 2000 to 2010, Texas recorded a net gain of 1.9 million residents from international and domestic immigration combined.
Copyright
Neal Tannahill
Copyright @ 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
WHAT WE WILL
LEARN
1) How the population of Texas is described in terms of size, diversity, distribution, and religious beliefs
2) How the Texas economy compares with other states
3) How political scientists describe the Texas political culture
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
Introduction
POPULATION: Between 2000 and 2010, the Texas population increased by 4.3 million people, from 20.8 million to 25.1 million, for a growth rate of 21 percent.
•
Opportunities: Greater representation in Congress; a bigger share of federal grant money; and an enlarged tax base
•
Challenges: Strain on public services that comes with significant increases in traffic, garbage, children attending schools, and the need for increased law enforcement
Illustrates the importance of demographic, economic, and cultural context of policymaking in Texas
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
The People of Texas
Population Size and Growth
Texas’ growth rate between 2000 and 2010 was
2.1 percent
• The population of the Lone Star State increased more rapidly than did the population of the nation as a whole.
Both natural population increases and immigration contribute to population growth in Texas.
Copyright @2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
As Figure 1.1 shows, the state’s population expanded the most rapidly between 1970 and 1980, growing at an annual rate of 2.7 percent. The growth rate between 2000 and
2010 was 2.1 percent.
Copyright @ 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc
Population Increase
Natural population increase: The extent to which live births exceed deaths, accounted for 55 percent of the state’s population growth between 2000 and
2010
Immigration: From 2000 to 2010, Texas recorded a net gain of 1.9 million residents from international and domestic immigration combined.
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