Dr. Lila Valencia, Texas Demographic Center

What Will The Texas of the Future Look Like?

Texas has added more population annually than any other state for the past 10 years. The Texas Demographic Center has been monitoring key demographic trends behind this population growth.

Although Texas is growing rapidly and substantially, growth in Texas is not evenly distributed across its 254 counties and not evenly distributed among its race/ethnicity groups. All the while, Texas is aging. The source and distribution of population growth in the state has varying implications for infrastructure and demands of goods and services in Texas along with potential challenges for maintaining inclusive and equitable economic growth in the state.

About our speaker

Dr. Lila Valencia is a senior demographer at the Texas Demographic Center. She has over 10 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative research in both the public and private sectors. Her current work involves understanding and communicating demographic trends and processes in Texas. Dr. Valencia also manages product development and data requests at the Texas Demographic Center. She has a diverse research background, including projects focused on migration, energy consumption, transportation, and gender-based violence.

Agenda:

6:50am - Coffee & Networking 

7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

7:50am - Speaker Introduction

8:20am - Q&A

8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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