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Census: Texas leads the U.S. in having more kids, but the state’s fertility rate is still falling
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Joshua Fechter The Texas Tribune , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· June 25, 2026
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Texans are having more babies than the rest of the United States as the nation’s fertility rate declines, census data released Thursday shows. But the state’s fertility rate is falling, too.
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Key points But the state’s fertility rate is falling, too. Texans are having more babies than the rest of the United States as the nation’s fertility rate declines, census data released Thursday shows. More News Today’s briefing Local events
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