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This comes the same week that texas republicans drew up their new congressional district. you might have seen headlines about this this week. it's quite amazing. texas is the only state in the country that grew so much in the past decade that the state got two new congressional seats, simply on the basis of population growth. well, what accounts for all the population growth in texas? well, the population growth in the last ten years in texas, 95% of it, 95% of the population growth in the state is people of color. the fastest growing populations in the state are non-white populations of all k...

Of it, 95% of the population growth in the state is people of color. the fastest growing populations in the state are non-white populations of all kinds. the latino population in texas is particularly responsible for texas' growing population and it, therefore, getting two new congressional seats. latinos and white texans are roughly equal numbers in the state now. latinos more than anybody else account for why texas just got two new congressional seats. latinos alone account for about half the population growth in the entire state. but texas republicans this week went to draw the maps for the...

Homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can't protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they're saying we've got billions of money available but it's not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it's irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discus...

Which is why climate change matters so much here. they're constantly watching the projections for how much the sea is going to rise, and it's also why we'll probably need a bigger barrier by 2070. but some stretches of the coast are not so lucky. homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can't protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they're saying we've got billions of money available but it's not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it's irreparable ...

I met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they're saying that we've got billions of money available but it's not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it's irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news. meeting is not far away and ...