Hays County has grown so much in population that our House District, being more populous, can now be smaller in area
From today's Statesman: Will Doggett be the target of new congressional map?
It's not yet clear whether lawmakers will seek to beat Doggett by redrawing his district. But some Republicans have put a target on his back. And Doggett believes that the Texas Republicans who serve in the U.S. House want state lawmakers to split up Travis County even more than it is today.
From the Texas Tribune: First House Redistricting Maps Presented
This is just the start. The House Redistricting Committee holds its first hearings on Friday and Sunday. Other maps are expected soon.
Texas Legislative Council website on Redistricting
Note: Upcoming, we'll have a brief post on the redistricting effort under way by the commissioners court for redrawing of county precinct lines. It's looking like Pct. 2 (Kyle/Buda) has grown so much, the precinct may have to be reduced in size and give up some territory and population to Pct. 4. We'll see. The county's Redistricting Committee is made up of Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe, Pct. 3 Commissioner Will Conley (both are up for election in 2012) and the Chairs of the local Dem and Republican parties. At last report, Democratic Party Chair John Leonard had resigned from his post as party chair.
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By Barbara Hopson
Special to the RoundUp
Redistricting for the Texas House is not yet finalized, but the latest map does show an important change for our House District 45. District 45 (R-Jason Isaac) is presently composed of Blanco, Hays and Caldwell counties. The latest redistricting map would have District 45 as only Hays and Blanco counties.
Current District 45|Click on image to enlarge
The 2010 census shows that Hays County has grown so much in population that our House District, being more populous, can now be smaller in area.In making the new map for Texas House Districts, the House Redistricting Committee (headed by Rep. Burt Solomans, R-Carrollton) tries to make each district as close to the Ideal Population figure (167,637 people) as possible. (The Ideal Population number is arrived at by taking the entire state population and dividing it by the number of districts involved.)
Proposed new District 45
Hays County population is shown as 157,107. Blanco is 10,497, and Caldwell is 38,066. A Hays-Blanco combination is 167,604 people – about as close to the ideal of 167,637 as any district is likely to be.Looking at this change through the lens of water issues, there is something to be said for either a Hays-Blanco or a Hays-Caldwell combination. Hays County is more likely to get water in the future from Caldwell and Gonzales counties by way of a pipeline bringing water to Hays County from the Carrizo Wilcox aquifer. But Blanco is in the same Groundwater Management Area (GMA 9) as we in western Hays and is also more likely to feel the urgency about the need for water conservation.
5 comments:
It will certainly water down the liberal vote from Wimberley, which is a good thing. It won’t shut them up however because they howl even when it does them no good. Still it is a good thing to have some competition around so we can keep up with how bad our situation could be if we don’t vote.
Gee, Blue Neck, I must be right on since you got your butt in the air over my statement. Just keep on with that, “God's messenger to repress woman and families” lie. We love it, since it further marginalizes your little group to the point of extreme irrelevance. Isn’t it uncanny that this version of re-districting came to us as a result of the last election where the Dems trashed their own candidates because they just can’t be happy with any politician.
That little sinkhole of hippies in Wimberley is loud but ineffective when it comes to political smarts. Get used to it, the sixties has passed and the country is getting back to our Constitution. Dare I say it ... Thank God!
To a pathetically Proud Red Neck:
A Proud Red Neck's response is the ironicially marginalized attitude here. Leave it up to people like Proud Red Neck to defend big government Nazi-like laws that are anti-women and family choice put in place from a so-called small government conservative. He/she is also a closet misguided misogynist.
A Proud Red Neck is why Texas has such an ignorant reputation. He/she doesn't even know what "conservative" means anymore. And people like him/her say they support free markets - when they really support monopoly corporate control of the US economy.
Proud Red Neck is proud of his ignorance. Sadly, that is not something to be proud of.
liberal vote from Wimberley may be the funniest thing I've read in a long time. I'm liberal, and live in Wimberley, I'm an endangered species here.
"Hays - Blanco" is the only combination that is possible if one is to comply with the Texas Constitution and the "county line rule" and be within an acceptable population range.
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