January 25, 2021      5:52 PM

Without census numbers, Texas Senate digs into redistricting with a look at West Texas

West Texas – that wide swath of land with cities as different as Lubbock, El Paso and Midland/Odessa – was the first region up at the virtual Senate Redistricting Committee this morning, and turnout leaned toward Democrats who feared Census numbers would significantly undercount Hispanics.

Once-a-decade Census numbers – which may not arrive until April or May – will be used to redraw both state and federal maps for representation. Texas, which has added an estimated 4 million residents in this new Census, could be adding another 2 or 3 Congressional seats, plus shake up a lot of Texas House seats.

Or not.

By Kimberly Reeves

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