see article at http://www.texasgopvote.com/2011-legislative-session/urgent-texas-redistricting-update-new-proposed-texas-state-rep-map-it-better-rep-002771
The following is an email that I just received today from Conservative State Representative Wayne Christian. As you already know, the Texas House Redistricting Committee recently released their proposed map for The Texas House of Representatives[1]. This map is currently scheduled to be voted on this Tuesday April 26th, 2011 (maybe Wednesday).
While I applaud Rep. Burt Solomons for his hard work as Chair of the Redistricting Committee, I believe that his map unfairly puts too many Republicans in the same districts together where they will have to run against each other. (The voters just voted in over 100 Republicans in the Texas House. That is what the people of Texas wanted, so it is only fair that those Republicans do not get redistricted out)
A new map has just been introduced that will better serve the Super Majority of Republican Voters in Texas, and the Republicans in Southeast Texas. This map is PlanH155- NIXON STATEWIDE HOUSE PROPOSAL
The vote on these maps will be Tuesday April 26th, 2011 (maybe Wednesday). The State Legislative will be taking off for Easter so we have to call them now and ask them to vote for this new proposed map.
Personally, my hometown area of Southeast Texas will be better with Plan 155 because we would get to keep our Republicans instead of having them run against each other.
Please read the following email from State Representative Wayne Christian about the New Map
Urgent Texas Legislative Update: New House Map – from State Rep Wayne Christian
Advantages of PlanH155- NIXON STATEWIDE HOUSE PROPOSAL
The New map accomplishes the following:
- Is more reflective of the voting patterns of the state
- Is fair and legal
-Accurately reflects the voters intent
-Includes a minimal amount of pairings
-Consistently compact where possible
-Is in compliance with the Voting Rights Act.
-Elects 97 Republicans, compared to the committee map electing 92 Republicans
-Protects conservative House members
-Reelects the conservative freshman House members that the voters elected in an overwhelming mandate in 2010
To view the map go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us
Click on "select plans," and select "base plan."
Select "PlanH155- NIXON STATEWIDE HOUSE PROPOSAL"
The ask is that the grassroots call their State Representatives and ask them to not vote for the house map passed out of the redistricting committee and to vote for the new map as an amendment on the House floor on Tuesday.
Reference "Plan H155." As of today the vote will be on Tuesday April 26th. Plan H155 will be introduced as an amendment to HB 150, the map passed by the committee.
Time is of the essence here, the House will adjourn on Thursday afternoon and all of the Representatives will return home to their districts for Easter weekend.
**Note- The map you see live on the website today will be slightly different from the map that is introduced as an amendment, the lawyers are fine tuning the map as we speak.
Contact Representative Christian
If you have questions or comments about your state government, please feel free to contact my office or email me directly.
Email: RepWayne@yahoo.com
Furthermore, this new Map DOES NOT violate the Voting Rights Act:
Read this statement from an email sent by Conservative Donna Garner Wgarner1@hot.rr.com
We need to keep reminding members of the Senate and House Redistricting Committees that Section 5 of the U. S. Voting Rights Act (a.k.a., VRA) says that legislators are:
“not obligated to produce a redistricting map that yields a racial quota of elected officials mirroring exactly the state’s population. In fact, drawing districts to satisfy a racial quota is expressly prohibited…
The court does prohibit lawmakers from obliterating existing majority-minority districts. And courts may require the drawing of a majority-minority legislative district only if the population distribution meets the three factors in Gingles v. Thornburg: (1) geographically compact, (2) politically cohesive, and (3) a history of racially polarized voting…
The problem the Democrats are likely to run into in Texas is that the civil rights movement is finally beginning to achieve its stated goal – racial integration. Minorities are moving to the suburbs.” (Will Lutz, The Lone Star Report, 2.18.11)
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Texas House Redistricting Committee Releases Proposed Map for Texas House of Representatives – See New Map Here!
Southeast Texas Sees BIG changes in New Proposed State Rep Redistricting Map - See New Map Below
If the New proposed map were to be approved as is:
Hardin County would be put in a district with our northern Rural Texas Counties and would most likely be represented by Conservative Republican James White from Tyler County.
Orange County would be put in a district with Jefferson County and Conservative Republican Mike Hamilton would have to face off against Newly turned Moderate Republican Allan Ritter.
Jefferson County's Liberal to Moderate Democrat Joe Deshotel would have pretty much the same district with the exception that he will be gaining Beaumont's Conservative west end. I bet the conservative West Side of Beaumont will probably not be thrilled and will want to run someone against Joe Deshotel, but will have to go against the Democrat Stronghold in Port Arthur to do it.
see full story below and click on map below to see how your County is changed in the new proposed map:
Texas House Redistricting Committee Releases Proposed Map for Texas House of Representatives – See New Map Here!
State Rep. Burt Solomons, Chairman of the Texas House Redistricting Committee, has been working hard on drawing up the new lines for the Texas House of Representatives.
Well his committee’s new proposed map is finally out.
See for yourself how your district will be changed if this proposed map is approved:
Go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/ then use the drop down menu in the upper left-hand side marked "Select Plans" to bring up a pop-up window titled "Select Base Plan". From that window, scroll down to see the proposed map titled "PLANH113 - Rep. Solomons Statewide House Proposal".
So what do you think about the new map? It is probably too soon to really understand the new map but as the days go by I am sure we will get lots of comments for and against the new map.
The proposed map has only been out for a few hours and we have already had some comments about it. Here is what some people are saying about the new proposed map:
One blogger says House redistricting map would carve new minority district out of southeast Arlington[1]
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri supports the proposed map and, among other things, had this to say about the proposed map[2]:
“…the map pairs seven sets of Republicans. While this is not an ideal situation for either our party or the elected representatives who are paired, I am convinced that because of the changes in population that it is impossible to draw a new map that maintains a Republican majority and at the same time is legal and fair, without such pairings”
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