UT Austin Policy Report Shows Austin's the Only Fast-Growing City Losing African-Americans (Howe: visit, census)

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by beaste

The biggest slap in the face is when you address this and you are "trolling" for saying there's a problem. I have mentioned this more than once and have been criticized for it and it is extremely dismissive. It's mostly done by whites also.

It's unfortunate, but you have a lot of people in this world who think they already know everything and can't be taught anything new. Bill O'Reilly comes to mind.

[Austinite101]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Apples and oranges. San Antonio is overwhelmingly Hispanic. Austin is largely White. In fact, it's the only major city in Texas where this is the case.

If memory serves me correctly, Austin once had a much larger Black population but it has only been declining over the years. Dallas and Houston are seeing all of their minority groups grow and thrive. I think that says a lot.

Also, I believe that average income of Hispanics in Texas is lower than that of Blacks, and their rate of college enrollment is also lower, so the claim that Austin is too expensive for Blacks doesn't hold any weight.

It sounds like some of you just don't want to admit that your city may have a race problem. Indeed, even endorphin chasing, tree hugging "progressives" can be bigoted jackasses.

Austin is not largely white, no single demographic has a majority in this city and whites have been on the decline on a percentage basis for decades. What it really sounds like to me is some people like to hate on our city whenever the opportunity arises. Especially those who are obsessed with knocking at "jackass tree hugging progressives" as you called them.

African Americans in this city are up in arms about the gentrification of East Austin and the increasing lack of affordability in areas that have historically been the center of Austin's black community. That is the problem. Gentrification.

[CptnRn]

I don't have access to the details of this report. But the first time I heard this claim several years ago, when I looked into it, the "percentage" of African Americans living in Austin had decreased, due to its exponential growth, but the actual number of African Americans in the population had increased as well. I'd be curious to see what the actual "numbers" are today as compared to the past.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Novacek

Urban dwellers, some of who don't even drive, pay for suburban roads and highways. And it keeps getting worse, see the latest ballot choices in texas. Even more diversions from the general fund (education, etc.) to building roads.

And even more diversions from gas taxes to pay for things other than roads. Please try to tell the whole story next time.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Apples and oranges. San Antonio is overwhelmingly Hispanic. Austin is largely White. In fact, it's the only major city in Texas where this is the case.

You should stop posting and exposing your ignorance. Both the city of Austin and the metropolitan area are less than 50% white (non Hispanic) and that percentage has dropped rapidly over the past 20 years.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

And even more diversions from gas taxes to pay for things other than roads. Please try to tell the whole story next time.

What diversions? State or federal?

On the state level, the gas tax goes to roads. It used to also go to policing those roads, but now that's covered from the general budget (so a diversion from schools, etc. to that maintenance function). There have also been billion dollar lump sum diversions to the roads from the rainy day fund.

On the federal level, the gas tax hasn't covered the highway portion for years, and highways have gotten billions of dollars of diversions from the general budget.

[pop251808]

Originally Posted by Novacek

What diversions? State or federal?

On the state level, the gas tax goes to roads. It used to also go to policing those roads, but now that's covered from the general budget (so a diversion from schools, etc. to that maintenance function). There have also been billion dollar lump sum diversions to the roads from the rainy day fund.

On the federal level, the gas tax hasn't covered the highway portion for years, and highways have gotten billions of dollars of diversions from the general budget.

Please don't let facts interfere with gospel.

[Rynldsbr]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

And your choice to assimilate and place your own culture on the peripheral is your problem. It is not the correct or noble decision to make.

Austin is a city with a culture that is too top-heavy with Anglocentric ideals. Houston and Dallas are not. That should be the main point you take from my posts.

Then you should be just as happy as we are that you don't live here.

[cBach]

This thread should be closed, as things have changed since this thread was written. The population of AA's in Austin is now increasing, reversing a trend.

http://kut.org/post/city-demographer...-growing-again
Austin's black population growing again - Austin MonitorAustin Monitor

[webmeist]

no its not.