Texas Congressional Redistricting - Notice of Public Hearings

20 June 2003 | PetroniDE

[PetroniDE]

Public Hearings on Congressional Redistricting have been scheduled for NEXT WEEK.

Speaker Tom Craddick has divided the House Redistricting committee into 3 subcommittees to take public testimony on the issue before the beginning of the special session June 30. The subcommittees and hearings are listed below.

Please contact your reps and do everything you can to make it to the hearing nearest you.

SUBCOMMITTEES AND THEIR HEARINGS:
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The Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting One:
Chair Rep. Geanie Morrison (R-Victoria) phone: (512) 463-0456
Vice Chair Rep. Ron Wilson (D-Houston) phone: (512) 463-0744
Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) phone: (512) 463-0738
Rep. Vilma Luna (D-Corpus Christi) phone: (512) 463-0484
Rep. Robert Talton (R-Pasadena) phone: (512) 463-0460

This subcommittee will hold two public hearings:

Thursday, June 26, 2003 in Brownsville
University of Texas - Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, Texas
Science Engineering & Technology Building Lecture Hall

Saturday, June 28, 2003 in Houston
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, Texas
Jesse H. Jones School of Business Auditorium

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The Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Two
Chair Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Coppell) phone: (512) 463-0468
Vice Chair Rep. Kent Grusendorf (R-Arlington) phone: (512) 463-0624
Rep. Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock) phone: (512) 463-0670
Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon (D-San Antonio) phone: (512) 463-0708
Rep. Richard Raymond (D-Laredo) phone: (512) 463-0558

The Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Two will hold two public hearings:

Thursday, June 26, 2003 in San Antonio
University of Texas - San Antonio, Downtown Campus
501 W. Durango
San Antonio, Texas
Frio Street Building Room FS 1.512

Saturday, June 28, 2003 in Dallas
UT Southwestern Medical Center (North Campus)
6000 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas
Simmons Biomedical Research Building, Second Floor
Excellence in Education Foundation (EEF) Auditorium

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The Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Three
Chair Rep. Joe Crabb (R-Atascocita) phone: (512) 463-0520
Vice Chair Rep. Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio) phone: (512) 463-0532
Rep. Kino Flores (D-Mission) phone: (512) 463-0704
Rep. Carl Isett (R-Lubbock) phone: (512) 463-0676
Rep. Jim Pitts. (R-Waxahachie) phone: (512) 463-0516

The Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Three will hold two public hearings:

Thursday, June 26, 2003 in Lubbock
Texas Tech University - International Cultural Center, Auditorium
601 Indiana Avenue
Lubbock, Texas

Saturday, June 28, 2003 in Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State University
1936 North Street
Nacogdoches, Texas
Wright Music Building, Alumni Drive, Cole Hall, Room 100

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All of the hearings are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a two-hour lunch break from 1 to 3 p.m. The subcommittees may adjourn or recess earlier or later depending on the work schedule.

Go to www.capitol.state.tx.us to look up phone numbers for members' district (home) offices.

[PetroniDE]

Texas State-Wide Ping.

[bedolido]

"He Bubba... we better git our trucks ready to run accross to oklahoma agin"

[PetroniDE]

If they tried that, they would probably try Louisiana. I wish they would try Mexico and then close the borders.

[Dog Gone]

I like this one.

[deport]

If they tried that, they would probably try Louisiana.

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LOL..... yep more fun over there with the gaming oulets

[Xenalyte]

Yeesh. Texas Southern? Scared of THAT, and you know I don't scare easy.

[Xenalyte]

Dammit. I have combat auditions next weekend - some other enterprising HATters must go in my stead.

[PetroniDE]

Public hearings are close to REAL COMBAT.... Think I can make one. You know the liberals will make some of these, so this is posted to get our side there.

[PetroniDE]

Democrats losing OUR tax money over there in Louisiana.

[RonF]

O.K. Let's see. In the upper right corner, a section of 25 is almost completely surrounded by 12. And in the lower left corner, district 29 is an island in the middle of 9. What's that all about?

[Dog Gone]

District 9 would pretty much loop around District 29 on the north, east, and west, but that keeps all of Sheila Jackson Lee's voters concentrated. Federal law, ya know.

[Fiddlstix]

Ping

[deport]

Do you think they'll allow that much gerrymandering in the lines of Dist. 9..... That is a snake if there ever was one.....

[Dog Gone]

Gerrymandering is not illegal, although it can be successfully challenged if it is discriminatory.

If this map were drawn in such a way that it eliminate all Democrats, it would not be upheld. Similarly, if it were drawn to prevent hispanic areas from being able to elect a hispanic representative, that would also cause it to be tossed.

But you can have all the snakes you want.

[JohnnyZ]

Gerrymandering is not illegal

I think it depends on the state. Some states have laws that mandate counties & precincts remain undivided, as much as is practicable.

[Dog Gone]

One of the objections to the map which will undoubtedly be reintroduced is that it divides cities like Houston and Austin among many congressmen.

The effect of that, of course, is that it divides liberal urban centers and dilutes them into districts more likely to elect a conservative.

Naturally, I see that as a plus, while Democrats hate it. But it has another benefit. Instead of having a couple of congressmen who represent a city, suddenly there are many. If anything, this makes the cities have more effective representation in Congress.

[Ron H.]

I'm out near Cleveland and Hwy 59N and would like to know if anyone between here and the TSU campus would like to carpool to TSU to be a part of this process out at TSU on the 28th please FReepmail me.

[CPT Clay]

Any body want to go to the one in San Antonio on the 26th FReep mail me!!!

[Tamzee]

Put the Dems under house arrest until after the vote... maybe those cute little ankle bracelets? ;-)