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On the call for the special legislative session, which began Monday, is the task of redistricting Texas’ 38 congressional districts.
A debate over changing Fort Bend County's precinct maps continues to create contentious courtroom meetings.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Tarrant County Commissioners approved a new electoral map, which will reshape the county’s governing body in favor of Republicans.
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, an Arlington Republican, announced Tuesday that he will run for Precinct 2 commissioner, one day after he said he would retire from the Texas House of Representatives.
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 along party lines to approve Map 7, finalizing new precinct boundaries after a two-month redistricting process.
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Critics cite racial concerns The proposed maps show significant changes to Precincts 1 and 2, both currently represented by Democrats.
Things turned heated during a Fort Bend County commissioners court meeting over a discussion of precinct maps on Tuesday.
Both precincts would see significant changes under the new maps. "Black and Hispanic populations have surged in Tarrant County, but instead of respecting that reality, O'Hare is trying to erase ...
Republicans say redrawing the maps to make one of the commissioners precincts more conservative will help the county in the long run. Democrats call it racial gerrymandering.
Critics of the five redistricting maps proposed by Public Interest Legal Foundation said the process has not been transparent or accessible.
The new proposed maps for Precinct 1 resemble the distribution of Black residents in Tarrant County, as shown in a map from the 2021 redistricting process.