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                                                                      OBITUARIO/U.S. NEWS Diahuebs 2 Juni 2022

                                                                                                               Austin is largest U.S.

                                                                                                               city to challenge 2020


                                                                                                                    census numbers




              Cu dolor na nos curason, nos ta participa      Lagrima y flornan por seca, su recuerdonan y   By MIKE SCHNEIDER
              fayecimento di nos ser stima:                  tur loke el a haci y significa pa nos, cu lo keda   Associated Press
                                                             graba pa semper den nos mente y curason.       One  of  the  most  booming  cities  in  the  U.S.
                                                             “Cerca Dios mi alma ta na paz, ta di DJ’E mi   over the past decade thinks that it grew even
                                                             salbacion ta bin”                              bigger  than  the  U.S.  Census  Bureau  says  it
                                                             Salmo 62:1                                     did.

                                                             Cu inmenso dolor na nos curason, nos ta        Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S. city to chal-
                                                             participa fayecimento di nos ser stima:        lenge its 2020 census figures when it filed an ap-
                                                                                                            peal with the Census Bureau last week, saying it
                                                                                                            has more than the 961,855 residents tallied during
                                                                                                            the nation's once-a-decade head count.
                                                                                                            City  officials  believe  around  7,000  housing  units
                                                                                                            were missed, mostly in newly developed neighbor-
                                                                                                            hoods. In some cases, housing units were placed
                                                                                                            in the wrong location, said Lila Valencia, the city
                                                                                                            demographer for Austin."We are one of the fastest-
                                                                                                            growing regions in the country," Valencia said. "Any
                                                                                                            region growing as fast as Austin is going to be hard
                   Sr. Hyacintho Franken                                                                    to count." Among the 50 biggest U.S. cities, Aus-
                       Mihor conoci como “Chin”                                                             tin's growth rate of 21.7% between 2010 and 2020
                       *24-09-1933 - †28-05-2022                                                            was the second-largest in the nation, trailing only
                                                                                                            Fort Worth, Texas, which grew by 24%. As of last
              Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues                                                      July,  Austin  was  the  11th  most-populous  city  in
                                                                                                            the U.S. The city of Austin is at the center of one
                                                                                                            of the most booming metro areas in the U.S., one
                                                                                                            that was attracting about 150 new residents a day in
                                                                     Sra. vda. Cecilia                      the middle of the past decade. Figures released last
                                                                Zievinger-Henriquez                         week show that two Austin suburbs, Georgetown
                                                                      *09-11-1935 - †28-05-2022             and  Leander,  were  the  two  fastest-growing  cities
                                                                                                            in the U.S. last year, expanding by more than 10%
                                                             Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues       each. Over the past several years, metro Austin has
                                                                                                            been a jobs magnet. It's home to Tesla's corporate
                                                                                                            headquarters as well as a high tech hub for entre-
                                                                                                            preneurs attracted to its highly educated work force
                                                                                                            and the University of Texas' flagship school.
                                                                                                            The census figures were used to divvy up congres-
                                                                                                            sional seats among the states and redraw political
              “Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada                                                 districts. Nothing can be done to change numbers
              Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi sosega.                                                 for those purposes, but the outcome of any chal-
              E ta hibami na awa trankil,                                                                   lenges can determine whether the cities and coun-
              Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.                                                                      ties get their fair share when it comes to the distri-
              Salmo: 23                                                                                     bution of $1.5 trillion in annual federal funding.
                                                                                                            Valencia said an inaccurate count would cause Aus-
                                                              The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
              Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di:                  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he   tin to miss an unknown amount of funding for af-
                                                              leadeth me beside the still waters.           fordable housing, parks and low-income students.
                                                              He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of   It's unknown how many people live in the 7,000
                                                              righteousness for his name’s sake.            housing units. However, an average of almost 2.4
                                                                                                            people  live  in  each  household  in  Austin,  which
                                                              With deep sorrow we announce the passing of our   translates into 16,800 people.
                                                              beloved:                                      The  2020  census  undercounted  the  overall  U.S.
                                                                                                            population  by  only  0.24%.  The  count  was  chal-
                                                                                                            lenged  by  the  coronavirus  pandemic,  natural  di-
                                                                                                            sasters and political interference from the Trump
                                                                                                            administration.  But  some  minority  groups  were
                                                                                                            undercounted  at  greater  rates  than  the  previous
                                                                                                            decade.  Historically,  racial  and  ethnic  minorities,
                                                                                                            renters  and  young  children  are  the  people  who
                                                                                                            have been undercounted.












                 Etty Maduro-Franken                            Miss. Mary Agatha Simon
                                                                         better known as: “Sayo”
                       *11-09-1927 - †31-05-2022
                                                               Date and place of funeral will be announced later.
              Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues.
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