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Texas has 8 of top 15 fastest-growing cities in US

Estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show San Marcos in Central Texas led the way with a nearly 5 percent population boom between July 2011 and July 2012.

Texas cities among fastest-growing in US

Population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau are showing that Houston is the second-fastest growing big city in the nation while medium-sized enclaves in Texas also saw spikes.

South Korea trade deal produces bleak first-year results for U.S.

The U.S. trade deficit with Korea went from $13.2 billion at the end of 2011 to nearly $16.6 billion at the end of last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Oil and gas creating boomtowns in Texas

Figures released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau show that counties in South and West Texas are among the fastest-growing places in the U.S. as oil workers rush to work in the Eagle Ford...

Disabled more likely to be unemployed, poorly paid, Census finds

The wage gaps persist even when disabled people are compared to people without disabilities in the same jobs, according to the Census Bureau.

Commentary: U.S Census quits using 'Negro' and it's about time

I thought about that when I read recently that the U.S. Census Bureau is removing "Negro" from its surveys as a designation black people can choose in categorizing themselves.

Census Bureau to drop use of 'Negro'

After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word Negro to describe black Americans in surveys.

US stopping use of term 'Negro' for census surveys

After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.

American Community Survey paints snapshot of Tarrant County

Those are just a few of the statistical snowflakes found in the blizzard of 11 billion individual estimates in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007-11 American Community Survey released this month.

Census to offer Internet option in gov't surveys

"The new Internet option is part of a larger census effort toward a digital transformation," said Frank Vitrano, the Census Bureau's associate director for the 2020 census.

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US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last...

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

The U.S. was one of just eight countries that sided with Israel in opposing the bid.

BAGHDAD: Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks

Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of...

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Texas Health Insurance

The Census Bureau estimates that between 2005 and 2008, nearly 1 in 5 Texans did not have health...

Exxon Mobil Accused Of Anti-Gay Bias By Activist Group

The job <a target="_blank">most commonly held by women today is that of secretary or...

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GMAC Said to Discuss $3 Billion or More in U.S. Aid (Update2)

Later that month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner scaled back the estimate.

Attempted Airline Bombing Raises New Concerns About Security

He is in the custody of U.S. marshals.

Wall Street tries to buck global selloff

The global sell-off was triggered by worse-than-expected Chinese data that showed manufacturing...