redistricting

The Fort Worth City Council maintains a Democratic majority. County commissioners adopted a new precinct map to further solidify their majority.

Tarrant County adopted a new GOP-friendly commissioners court precinct map on Tuesday. Opponents have accused Republican commissioners of racial gerrymandering.

Democrats have criticized the redistricting process as an attempt at racial gerrymandering. Republicans say their goal is to increase their majority in commissioners court.

The unusual mid-decade map drawing process has drawn concern from Democrats, who say Republicans are trying to racially gerrymander the commissioners court. Republicans say what they're doing is purely political.

Two mayors who signed a letter opposed to redistricting asked to have their signatures removed while four others wrote a new letter showing support.

Republican commissioners have said they want to grow their majority on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court by redrawing the maps. Democrats, including U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, say commissioners are achieving that through racial gerrymandering.

The resolution raises concerns about possible Voting Rights Act violations, outdated census data and a lack of transparency and community involvement.

The open letter to the county commissioners court — signed by the mayors of Fort Worth, Arlington, and several other cities — questions the ethics and legality of redistricting.

Republicans say redrawing the maps to make one of the commissioners precincts more conservative will help the county in the long run. Democrats call it racial gerrymandering.

Tarrant County's Republican commissioners pushed for a redistricting plan that would redraw one precinct in their favor.

Five members are requesting that council take a formal stance on the unusual mid-decade redistricting process.

Tarrant County's Republican commissioners pushed for the redistricting process, calling it long overdue. Democrats contend they're trying to draw Commissioner Alisa Simmons out of her seat.