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The Texas Research Data Center operates in close collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau to enable research that expands basic scientific knowledge and provides benefits to the federal statistical system. The TXRDC is part of the national RDC network and is one of many research facilities located at leading research institutions around the United States. The TXRDC serves Texas and the nation by hosting a secure computing lab where qualified researchers with approved projects can conduct research using restricted-access versions of important datasets maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies.

What is an RDC?

The National RDC Network

              RDCs are widepread with many locations across the U.S.

 

The TXRDC and Consortium

The TXRDC is located at Texas A&M University, the lead university in the TXRDC Consortium which includes the Texas A&M University System, Baylor University, Rice University, the University of Houston, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

If your university is not part of the Texas Research Data Center Consortium please contact Dr. Mary Campbell at m-campbell@tamu.edu to inquire about becoming part of the network.

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    Registration Open: Zorich’s Workshop on Applied Statistics and AI; TidBit Session

    The registration is open for the 2026 Zorich’s Workshop on Applied Statistics & AI, hosted by the Department of Statistics and the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Register at TX.AG/ZORICH by September 15, or until spots are filled! There will be food and swag available for the participants! We also encourage graduate students and postdocs to participate in […]

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    Data in Action: Trade Secrets, Labor Mobility, and Innovation

      Data in Action: Trade Secrets, Labor Mobility, and Innovation September 23, 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Presenter:  Adam Kolasinski, Texas A&M University We examine whether legal restrictions on worker mobility achieve their stated policy goal of stimulating innovation through trade secret protection. Utilizing an economically representative sample of innovative public and private U.S. […]

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    Exciting News: Census Bureau Higher Education Consortium!

    FLYER – higher education consortium

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    TXRDC Informational Session: September 24th

    September 24, 2026 3:00-4:00 pm Presenters:  Dr. Mary Campbell, Director – TXRDC, Texas A&M University Susanne M. and Melbern G. Glasscock ’59 Endowed Chair in Arts & Sciences & Dr. Karin Johnson, TXRDC Administrator, US Census Bureau In this ZOOM presentation Drs. Campbell and Johnson will discuss restricted-access demographic, economic, and business data, what the TXRDC is […]

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