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Listener: Pratt on Texas
Category: General
Date: 29 Mar 2010
Time: 11:05:58 -0700
Remote Name: 68.89.241.253
Want the facts on what will drive Texas redistricting? This is from a summary in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
“During the past decade, Texas' population has increased by more than 16 percent, twice as much as the nation as a whole. Much of the growth in Texas has occurred in South Texas, along the Interstate 35 corridor, and in metropolitan areas. From 2008 to 2009, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area posted the biggest numeric growth in the country -- with 146,530 new residents -- and is now the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country, with 6.4 million residents, according to the Census Bureau.
“Texas has 10 of the 25 fastest-growing U.S. counties -- Harris, Tarrant, Bexar, Collin, Dallas, Travis, Fort Bend, Denton, Williamson and Hidalgo.
“Conversely, the Panhandle, rural West Texas and rural East Texas grew more slowly and could be in danger of losing clout when new lines are drawn. Only a few of Texas' 254 counties actually lost population, according to the House Research Organization.
“Because of the growth, the average congressional district is expected to increase to about 710,000 people -- compared with the current number of nearly 647,000. The average population in the state's 150 Texas House districts will rise from 139,000 to around 167,000. State Senate districts are expected to grow from about 672,000 to as much as 784,000.”
North West Texas will keep its congressional seats with only small alterations. State house and senate seats are another matter.
But important to remember is this: No member of the Legislature can change the fact of one-man-one-vote. Don't fall prey to any demagogue attempting to tell you that if you elect him, he will some how change this fact.
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