Solomons Map Could Solidify GOP Hold on Districts
A proposed map for redrawing Texas House district boundaries could help fortify the Republicans' majority in the lower chamber in 2012.
Plugging in the returns from the last presidential election shows how the changes in the new map, proposed by Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, reshape numerous House districts across the state in a way that could protect most of the Republicans' two-thirds majority.
Under Solomons' proposal, which will likely by changed this week by amendments proposed by his House colleagues, GOP presidential nominee John McCain would have won 98 of the 150 seats in the House, a six seat improvement ...
Comments (3)
Bob Brown via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I think Pena may find tough sledding in getting to the general election.
Michael B Openshaw
You might want to do a map of Hispanic growth by district, just out of curiosity.
You also don't discuss the 'punishment aspects of the maps. Several of the Speaker race 'rebels' end up being drawn in with each other or against long-term incumbents if freshmen. Of course that makes some of those incumbents a bit nervous, as it should- given the Tea Party support for the freshman class. Joe Driver has submitted a map that does nothing but cut CIndy Burkett out of his district and into Kenneth Sheets. If that flies (it shouldn't), it won't matter as much as he thinks; odds are, he'll still have a fight on his hands.
Karl Pallmeyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Looking at the map, it seems that each room in my house will be in a different district.