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You may remember filling out a census questionnaire some time last year. Now, the data is being funneled into a process known as redistricting.
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Facing demographic changes that work against their political dominance, Republicans will be able to redraw politically advantageous maps — and shield themselves from the change — without federal oversight for the first time in decades.
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Gov. Abbott Calls Third Special Legislative Session For Redistricting, Other Conservative PrioritiesOn top of redistricting, Abbott wants lawmakers to take up bills on restrictions for transgender student athletes and the allocation of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
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Texas grew more than any other state in the last decade. Tasked with adding two congressional districts, some political watchers say redistricting could be a "blood bath" between the state parties.
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GOP lawmakers could take back the House of Representatives in the next election cycle.
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Some of the fastest-growing counties in the nation are in the Lone Star State. And Latinos and other people of color account for most of the growth.
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“Whatever Beto decides to do is the domino that affects everybody," said Royce Brooks, executive director of Annie’s List, the Texas Democratic women-in-politics group.
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Delayed census results because of the pandemic mean a holdup in redrawing Texas’ political maps, and possibly moving the 2022 primaries.
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Republicans will control the process, but a legal and political fight is sure to commence over who is empowered and whose voice is diluted.
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Lawmakers will use sophisticated mapping software to help them draw districts, with data due out from the U.S. Census Bureau on April 1.
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Groups are asking Texas lawmakers to hold these hearings virtually during the pandemic, but so far state lawmakers have refused.