Redistricting Exposes a Split in the Minority Ranks
This is a squeeze play.
The state’s Hispanic population is blooming, and its black population grew faster than its Anglo population. But Anglos still dominate the political maps, and Latinos dominate the part of the political maps controlled by minorities.
When the Legislature drew political lines, minority groups were in widespread agreement that the maps didn’t reflect the growth — there were not enough seats where minority voters had the ability to decide elections
Texas outgrew the other states in the country, so much so that it added four seats to the 32 already in its congressional delegation.
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Comments (3)
jimrtex
Demonstrably, Texans of all races prefer to live in districts represented by Republicans. If Republicans had representatives in proportion to the population of their districts, they would have 105.2 representatives rather than 102. Democrats get a 3-district advantage based on use of old census data.
79% of all growth, 66% of Hispanic growth, 88% of Black growth, and 88% of Asian growth occurred in House districts represented by Republicans.
gypsy314 ne
The number are false because the illegal aliens were counted in the census count. When the millions of illegal aliens leave the count will change and go back like it should be.
Democrats should be put on notice move to a blue state if you do not like the maps
All Americans will know soon enough the fraud in our presidential office is a fraud big time and proof is now here and we need congress to step up and investigate the fraud we have in office and send his sorry ass to jail.
Bill Betzen
The Congressional map Texas will have the next decade is an insult to democracy! It is a map that takes a state with a 45% Anglo population and gerrymanders the 36 districts such that 66% of them are majority Anglo. This is achieved without a single election. When there is an election, and those unable or unwilling to vote are eliminated, it will probably push the Anglo majority even higher as has happened historically.
How is the redistricting part of this equation done? Two reports were finished this week that help explain. They can be downloaded from the blog at http://dallasredistricting2011.blogspot.com/2012/03/gerrymandered-texas-congressional-map.html
The first report is a scatter graph that shows several exceptionally incriminating patterns that could never have happened by accident. It is obvious that this map was planned to produce the prejudicial outcome. The second report follows patterns with both the Anglo percentages and the Minority percentages. Again, these maps are no accident!
In 2020 the redistricting process in Texas must be more transparent with active and actual public involvement. Testifying to a committee that then ignores your comments to create excessively gerrymandered districts should no longer be tolerated. Citizens must be involved! But is apathy prevails we will get the same thing again.