Posted on 06/20/2003 10:50:06 AM PDT by 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.
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.
I think it depends on the state. Some states have laws that mandate counties & precincts remain undivided, as much as is practicable.
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.
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