Proposed Map of Congressional Districts - Texas

[matefrio]

Congressional Map Unveiled Tuesday Further Fragments Central Texas

New Map: DistrictViewer - Texas Legislative Council

Old Map: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/redist/pdf/congress/map.pdf

Gov. Rick Perry added redistricting to the special session agenda Tuesday evening after Republicans unveiled a new congressional map would further fragment Central Texas, dividing the region’s central counties among three separate districts.

Texas GOP releases new congressional map - Your Houston News: News

"The map appears intended to guarantee that Republicans continue to hold almost all of the Texas seats in Congress. Democrats immediately condemned the map."

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/05/take-a-look-at-the-new-congressional-redistricting-map/

Two incumbent congressmen are big losers: Democrat Lloyd Doggett of Austin, whose district is shredded and now stretches to the Tarrant County line, and Republican Joe Barton, whose district is transformed into a minority opportunity district for D-FW area Hispanics.

 

[Shooterman]

They left Poe and Paul alone. Good.

 

[Texas42]

It really bothers me, the whole Jerryriging thing. Its wrong when the dems do it, Its wrong when the republicans do it. I think the whole thing should be set by a stinking computer.

 

[zembonez]

Frankly, if we end up with less Dems in Washington from ANY state... I don't care how corrupt it appears.

Leftist politics are completely unsustainable. Always have been. Always will be.

 

[TrailDust]

Leftist politics are completely unsustainable. Always have been. Always will be.

But if we give them one more chance, they'll get it right this time. Or so goes their line of thought. Political fail.

 

[zembonez]

Society insists on following these rules

Over and over and over.......................

1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage