Texas could gain three seats in Congress after adding more than 4 million people over the last 10 years, according to testimony offered before the Senate Special Committee on Redistricting Monday. Delays in federal data collection and reporting and the COVID-19 pandemic will complicate and delay the process of drawing new congressional and state legislative districts. Estimates offered by state demographer Dr. Lloyd Potter indicate a larger, more diverse state population than in 2010.
AUSTIN—Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) announced today that the Texas Senate Redistricting Committee will hold a series of regional hearings to solicit testimony from the public about the upcoming redistricting process. In a first for the Texas Senate, these regional hearings will allow members of the public to testify before the committee via Zoom videoconference.
AUSTIN—State Senator Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, who represents Dickens and Kent counties, was named chairman of the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee, co-chair of another, and as a member on four others.
AUSTIN—Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s decision to raise the vote threshold to block bills in the state Senate is as problematic and shortsighted as it is unsurprising.
In the monthly meeting of the Dickens County Commissioners Court, commissioners unanimously approved all winning bids submitted on In-Trust Properties currently up for auction.
