This article was written by BHDA co-founder and partner C. Robert Heath for the 2021 Education & Policy Conference hosted by the Texas Conference of Urban Counties. As the state and local governments prepare for another once-a-decade redistricting, major questions surround the release of the 2020 census—the essential data source for any redistricting. The process cannot begin until the census results are released, and the quality of the data will drive how accurate and successful the redistricting process will be… Click here to continue reading.