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WASHINGTON — Texas gained a modest two congressional seats in the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau announced Monday, making it the big winner nationwide but dashing expectations that torrid growth in the last decade would yield at least three more seats. Texas’ official population now stands at 29,145,505, up 15.9% since the last census. That’s 3,999,944 new Texans — more …

WASHINGTON — Texas gained a modest two congressional seats in the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau announced Monday, making it the big winner nationwide but dashing expectations that torrid growth in the last decade would yield at least three more seats. Texas’ official population now stands at 29,145,505, up 15.9% since the last census. That’s 3,999,944 new Texans — more …