Press Releases
June 21, 2011
The bill now goes to the GOP-controlled House, where approval is expected.
Sen. Kel Seliger, an Amarillo Republican who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting, said the plan is fair to all Texans and will pass court muster. But critics said the subdivision of
Travis
County highlights how the map is unfair to minority voters.
Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin
Latest gerrymander reflects Capitol contempt for capital
By Michael King
“I think this map is so far from reality and in so much violation of the law, it’s premature to say,” Doggett said in a phone interview. “It’s the only district in the area that has enough of my district, enough Democrats at this point, but again, I haven’t made any final decision.”
The ironic thing is Central/West Austin got craved up
again in pieces just like South Austin this
time with this proposed congressional map. The proposed lines for District 25
are a perfect text book example of political gerrymandering and an insult to the
citizens of Travis
County. The late
Congressman Jake Pickle's thirty one years of effective service is conclusive
EPA efforts that were applauded included attention to polluted runoff from coal tar sealed lots and their 2010 report on the Relative Potency Factors of PAH mixtures. The problem is that an independent scientific advisory board found some incompleteness with work and recommended additional study be undertaken. What action and on what timetable this will be
Background on the temporary tax holiday: