TX Regional team
NAR in Texas.
1 ambassador organizing the count locally. 37 Albanians on the registry from Texas so far.
The team
Led by 1 state outreach lead.
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Marsel Alickolli
Outreach · Plano / DFW + Houston outreach
Albania-born Entrepreneur; runs the DFW Albanian network.
Why Texas matters
Counted Albanians unlock real services.
ACS 2024 estimate
5,275
Federal count
Community estimate
21,100–26,375
Methodology page
On NAR today
37
From Texas
Capture rate
0.70%
vs. ACS
Once Texas's Albanian population crosses federal-threshold counts, real services follow: bilingual ballots in jurisdictions where ≥5% of voting-age citizens are limited-English Albanian speakers, hospital interpreter requirements, school formula funding for districts that report Albanian as a primary home language, and university heritage programs.
Texas concentrations
Plano / DFW + Houston outreach
Texas Albanian-Americans cluster in DFW (Plano, Frisco) and Houston metro. Smaller absolute count but rapid growth — community is positioning to be visible by the next ACS cycle.
Texas ranks in the published ACS Albanian-ancestry counts at 5,275 (2024). Community estimates put the real number 4-5× higher. NAR closes the gap one self-attestation at a time.
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Each state seats up to three Regional Ambassadors plus one state outreach lead. Volunteer role. Listed publicly. Reimbursed expenses for one local event a year.
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