redistricting
Counting prisoners skews precinct drawing in rural counties
Submitted by Gritsforbreakfast on Sun, 2010-05-02 10:51 Authored by GritsforbreakfastThe Victoria Advocate published a story this morning about the effect of prison populations on rural redistricting, a subject discussed recently on Grits after Maryland became the first state to require counting inmates in their home counties instead of the county in which their unit is housed. Reports the Advocate:
Inmate counts for counties such as Bee, DeWitt and Karnes counties could not only affect redistricting, but also state legislative seats.
Some people have raised concerns about prisoners accounting for a large percentage of a county's population.
An increase in population spurred by inmate numbers could mean new districts.
Swing State Project: The Future of Texas Politics (The Past)
Submitted by Southern Shift on Tue, 2009-11-17 17:04 Authored by Davey D
If you wanna understand the political terrain of the great state of Texas, we urge you to peep this recent article written by MattTX of the Swing State Project... He gives a great historical and current breakdown of Texas and where its headed.
An Interview w/ James Rucker from Color of Change-Redistricting, the Census, Van Jones & Glenn Beck
Submitted by Southern Shift on Wed, 2009-09-30 14:48We spoke with long time activist James Rucker about the upcoming 2010 elections and the census, and how they will impact an important issue like redistricting and gerrymandering. We also talked to him about the battle Color of Change has with Fox News and Glenn Beck as well as his relationship with Van Jones.
An Interview with James Rucker of Color of Change
Submitted by Southern Shift on Tue, 2009-09-22 10:22 Authored by Davey DWe sat down and spoke with long time activist James Rucker about a number of topics including redistricting and gerrymandering. With the 2010 census looming, elections for particular seats around the country are taking on extreme importance since the winner will determine who gets to set lines that will determine new congressional and legislative districts for the next 10 years.
Rucker’s interview is part of a much longer, more indepth TV/ podcast feature we at The Southern Shift did focusing on how redistricting will effect Texas. Harvey Kronberg of the The Quorum Report noted that rediscrticting is the only political game in town with everything else including some of the big races being mere window dressing.
Texas Democrats and Latinos have a chance to define Texas politics for the next ten years
Submitted by Ann del Llano on Tue, 2009-08-18 01:50Can Texas Democrats live under the thumb of a Republican-controlled Texas legislature until 2023?
Can Texas Latinos live fourteen more years being belittled and berated by Republicans – voted down from leadership positions like Sotomayor, told to change our names to fit in like Rep. Brown suggested this year, screamed at to “just go home” like Rep. Berman does every year, unable to count on getting a driver's license, more likely to be pulled over by police, family members imprisoned as quickly as ICE can build new prisons for parents and their small children?
