The New Texas Challenge: Population Change and the Future of Texas

Murdock, Steve H.; White, Steve; Hoque, Narzul; Pecotte, Beverly; You, Xuihong; Balkan, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 1585443050 / ISBN 13: 9781585443055

Published by Texas A & M University Press, College Station, Texas, U.S.A., 2003

About this Item

Explores changes in the rates of population growth; the aging and structure of the population; growth in the non-Anglo population and the changing composition of Texas households. Forewards by State Senator Ted Bivens and former Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby. Softcover, xlix, 240 pp., illustrated with charts, tables and graphs. Excellent condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Texas Challenge: Population Change and the Future of Texas
• Publisher: Texas A & M University Press, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585443050
• ISBN 13: 9781585443055
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Stated First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Texana

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Synopsis

What will the future of Texas be? Will its population continue to increase, and if so how rapidly and where will this growth be most extensive? Will its wealth increase with its population, or will per capita levels of income and wealth decrease? What are the opportunities and challenges state government is likely to face in the first decades of the twenty-first century?

A team led by State Demographer Steve H. Murdock examines these questions using new figures gathered in the decennial national census of 2000. From their analysis they are able to examine the effects of four major demographic trends that continue markedly to affect Texas and other parts of the nation. The New Texas Challenge explores:

· changes in the rates and sources of population growth

· the aging and age structure of the population

· growth in the non-Anglo population

· the changing composition of Texas households

The intent is both to provide an overview of how far Texas has come and to suggest where it may be going under conditions prevailing in the first years of this century.

About the Author

STEVE H. MURDOCK, the official state demographer of Texas, is director of the Institute for Demographics and Socio-economics Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio.