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U.S. Census Bureau

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    A Successful Health Program May End Thanks to Texas's Quest to Kill Planned Parenthood

    ViaYou, sir, must not be a Texas legislator.​It's been a good 14 minutes since the state twisted its rusty knife into the already-wounded gut of women's healthcare. But fear not: There's a huge, ugly storm brewing between the state and federal governments over the Medicaid Women's Health Progr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Census Report on Transit Use Puts Dallas Area Near the Bottom of List. DART Explains Why.

    ​The Census Bureau released a lot of data this morning, including the 2010 American Community Survey Single Year Estimates; we'll get to that once we look over the charts and graphs -- fun! But among the docs dumped is Commuting in the United States: 2009, which says, among other things, it takes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Lessons in Recessionomics: Beef Prices, a Historic Drought and Hamburger

    As my grandfather would say, "It's drier than a popcorn fart." We're smack-dab in the middle of the worst one-year drought ever. The costliest too. Feed prices are nearly unaffordable. Stock tanks are drying up. But the final boot to the gut of the Texas rancher never came. It's the strange artifac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    Is Dallas "Built Out," or Are City and County Officials' Priorities Completely Out of Whack?

    ​A little more than a week ago, the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that the city of Dallas barely grew between 2000 and 2010 -- by 0.8 percent, to be precise, though Matt Stiles and Emily Ramshaw, the Texas Trib'ers contributing to this morning's New York Times, are generous enough to bump it up to " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Race to the State's New Census Map

    IFRAMES not supportedThe U.S. Census Bureau sent to the state Legislature today the map you see above, along with details about the latest population count intended to assist with redistricting -- including numbers related to racial make-up and voting age.Per the latest tally, since the 2000 Census ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Well, If It's Good Enough for the Jonas Brothers

    ​Big high-five for Westlake this morning: That tiny town in Tarrant (and Denton) County, once the playground of Nelson Bunker Hunt, has been named by Forbes as The Most Affluent Neighborhood in America, based upon the recently released U.S. Census Bureau Community Survey. The annual median income ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Once Back in the Pack, Dallas Now the Top Destination for "Young People" After Austin

    ​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Yahoo! Them Huddled Masses Sure are Good for Texas!

    ​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Where Does Dallas Stand on the Human Development Index? Let's Go to the Report!

    American Human Development Project of the Social Science Research CouncilClick to embiggen​Just spent the better part of the morning browsing the The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience, a report released this morning by the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Social Science Research C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Says GE's Electric Car Look-See, Dallas Is Tops to Plug In Before Pulling Out (Of the Driveway)

    ​Few weeks back we noted: TXU's setting up electric-car charging stations in Dallas and Fort Worth, and Half-Price Books' Northwest Highway mothership already has one plugged in. That, right there, is thinking ahead. Because, per General Electric and Deloitte, Dallas is Numero Uno on the list of B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    According to Census Bureau, 4,262,000 Texans Now Living Below the Poverty Line

    ​This morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States report. And while some take issue with how the bureau calculates the poverty rate, the headline are more or less the same: "U.S. Poverty Rate Jumps To 14.3 Percent." The median natio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    News & Notes: Hooray for the Ever-Expanding Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Blockbuster Keeps NYSE Listing and American's "YADA" Yada

    U.S. Census Bureau​A little light lunchtime reading ...To begin with, the U.S. Census Bureau released its population estimates today, and, as usual, Texas -- and the DFWA (as in, Arlington) -- fared bestest in all the land. "Star of the Sun Belt," says here. And that means you, Frisco and McKinney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    One Sign of the "Stabilizing Local Economy": Rise in Apartments Rentals

    ​On Wednesday, MPF Research released a press release touting the enormo bump in Dallas-Fort Worth apartment rentals: "During the first three months of the year, renters absorbed 6,520 apartment units, the best quarterly demand performance seen since fall 2007." And, says Greg Willett, nearly 10,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Today In Music News: Duff Creates With Jane, British Music Fans Have No Sense And Luda Helps The Man

    Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 31, 2010...Since Jane's Addiction can't keep Eric Avery around, I guess Duff is the next best thing.  Plus he can give the boys some sound financial advice.Liam Gallagher best British frontman ever?  Ever? Ludacris: U.S. Census ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Kotkin: Dallas Is More Than Just a "Rodney Dangerfield of Urban America"

    Joel Kotkin​So writes new geographist Joel Kotkin on Forbes's Web site today, a week after his visit to Dallas to speak to the regional chamber. Kotkin, who's already branded Dallas a World Capital of the Future, writes today that the significant bump in new DFW residents noted by the Census Burea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Look Out: Census Says Everyone's Coming to Dallas (and Fort Worth and Arlington)!

    Click to expand the population change map posted by the U.S. Census Bureau today.​The CNN headline, just posted, says it all: "Census Bureau: Dallas posts biggest population gain." That's based on July 1, 2009, population estimates released today, which say that Dallas and Houston gained about 140 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    St. Patrick's Day Parade: My Top 10 Observations

    ​10. Riding on the Dallas Observer float and catching a marshmallow that was hurled from a good 20 yards away in my mouth has to be in the top five of my all-time proudest athletic achievements. 9. Getting nailed in the chest with a honey bun. Um, not so proud. Touche. 8. I love the parade an ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    If Not For Illegal Immigrants, Would It Cost Us More To Eat?

    ​10. Riding on the Dallas Observer float and catching a marshmallow that was hurled from a good 20 yards away in my mouth has to be in the top five of my all-time proudest athletic achievements. 9. Getting nailed in the chest with a honey bun. Um, not so proud. Touche. 8. I love the parade an ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    Oh, Sure, Gabachos Loved Amnesty When It Was Applied To Confederates, But Not Mexicans

    ​10. Riding on the Dallas Observer float and catching a marshmallow that was hurled from a good 20 yards away in my mouth has to be in the top five of my all-time proudest athletic achievements. 9. Getting nailed in the chest with a honey bun. Um, not so proud. Touche. 8. I love the parade an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2009

    Frank Rich Says It's Lupe Valdez Who Really Scares the Heck Outta Glenn, Rush and Newt

    ​In his New York Times op-ed this morning, Frank Rich pours one out for Henry Louis-Gate. And as he moves from Cambridge to the White House (for the free beer), Rich stops to huff the Brit Humes at FOX News, where everyone's calling everyone else a racist these days (oh, that Glenn Beck!). So, why ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Hutchison's Press Secretary on Perry's $9 Billion "Rainy Day" Claim: "It's Hypocrisy at Its Finest and Clearly Politically Motivated."

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Hey, Mexicans, Don't Drink the Water!

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    DISD's Also Sending Recruiters to the Laid-Off DISD Employee Job Fair

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    That's Rich: Plano Tops Affluent List

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    Now Everyone Knows Why We Live Here

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    In the DFW, We're Old Working People With a Lot of Damned Kids

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2007

    Inside Dallas County's "Safety Net"

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2007

    Countdown to the Population Count

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2007

    Dallas: We're No. 2! We're No. 2! Which is Very, Very Impressive.

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Change Is Gonna Come

    With some help from his friends, Don Williams intends to save South Dallas one block at a time

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2006

    The White Amendment

    With some help from his friends, Don Williams intends to save South Dallas one block at a time

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2006

    Pots on Fire

    With some help from his friends, Don Williams intends to save South Dallas one block at a time

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Chop Suey Syndrome

    Our restaurant critic travels to China to unravel the riddle: Why can't Dallas do Chinese?

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Wild Child

    For Quinn Eaker, a son of the radical "unschooling" movement, school's out forever

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Letters

    For Quinn Eaker, a son of the radical "unschooling" movement, school's out forever

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2004

    Suck It

    Mug down on mudbugs during Crawfest 2004

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2003

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Mug down on mudbugs during Crawfest 2004

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    The Spirits Move Them

    Followers of Cao Dai, a Vietnamese sect with frail tendrils in Dallas, say their time has come to spread the word. Just ask Victor Hugo.

  • Dining

    January 10, 2002

    'Tisn't the Season

    Bars, restaurants take divergent paths through dismal fall

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Make 'em pay

    Dallas activists fight
    for a living wage from city contractors

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Lost in Translation

    Dallas judges say unqualified Spanish translators are hindering the course of justice, but county commissioners are hearing another story altogether

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    The garden of life

    In East Dallas' Little Asia, a community blooms in fields of litter

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Getting dumped

    Despite shoddy science, bad economics, and catastrophic health risks, a West Texas border community may become the nation's nuclear dumping ground

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