Cheers and Jeers

Thursday, Mar. 28, 2013

h Cheers: To the staff at Universal Health Services Hospice, especially Jim and David, for the compassion and care they gave my father and his family during his journey home. You will be richly blessed for your kindness.Read more

U.S. counties are dying off in record numbers

By Hope Yen| The Associated Press|Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

The culprits are stagnant economies and aging populations.Read more

Explosive growth continues in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

Have new neighbors? The area added 131,879 people in a year.Read more

Census: More than half of Tarrant residents are married

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012

Whites make up 69 percent of the population, the median age is just over 33, and women outnumber men, according to the latest census data.Read more

Texas leads nation in welcoming new residents

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012

The Lone Star State added 427,400 people in the latest one-year count.Read more

Texas leads nation in welcoming new residents

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012

Texans said howdy to more than 400,000 new neighbors in a year, continuing a boom that has seen the Lone Star State add more than 5 million people in little more than a decade, according to population estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau.Read more

Texas gains more in population than any other state

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012

The Lone Star State was topped only by North Dakota in percentage growth in new residentsRead more

Whites won't be a majority by 2043, projections say

By Hope Yen| The Associated Press|Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

Texas was one of the first to reach “minority- majority” status.Read more

Americans are moving again, but not far

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Monday, Dec. 10, 2012

Texas continues to be the top destination in state-to-state moves.Read more

Census figures suggest U.S. is in fragile economic recovery

By Hope Yen| The Associated Press|Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012

Economists point to the upswing in mobility and to the increase in young men moving out of their parents' homes, both signs that more young adults are testing job prospects.Read more