TEXAS KID COUNT- About one in three kids under the age of five are considered to be at high risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This finding is a pretty big deal for Texas according to a new "State of Texas Children" report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Kristie Tingle is a researcher for the children's advocacy group. She told public radio's Texas Standard the undercount could lead to less help for Texas children in need.
"It could also affect our funding for these programs that
improve outcomes for kids.," explained Tingle. "I'm talking about programs like education, school lunches, Head Start, Medicaid, CHIP. All of that funding, a lot of it comes from the federal government, and it's based on that census data."
Concerns about an undercount come as the Trump administration has pushed to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The Texas advocacy group is recommending the state form so-called "complete count committees" – to support a more accurate count.
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