Use this interactive to explore the geographic distribution of committee members in the Texas Senate, by committee, to see who will play key roles on various issues during the 83rd legislative session. A few quick observations:
See anything else of interest? Let us know here. To use the interactive, choose a committee with the drop down and the map highlights the district of each committee member, color-coded based on his or her ranking in that committee.
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Comments (2)
Suzy Hagar via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Kelly M., go to 83rd Texas Legislative Session. Appointments are payback time. "To the victor go the spoils."
Mary Vogelson
Many thanks for all your helpful info. on the Lege- the map is a wonderful, easily accessible way to understand how the committees are structured to achieve predetermined outcomes !