Texas Citizen Redistricting Initiative

25/06/2021

This is worth investigating.

Candidates in the two incumbent parties have been reduced to pursuing extreme policies and pandering to their ideological bases. Both benefit from political theatre and polarization.

24/07/2019

More bad news!

The panel ruled that such an action wasn't warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.

07/07/2019

25/05/2019

Lower courts had thrown out GOP-drawn district lines in both states, ruling that they were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.

05/01/2019

Still Hope!!

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accusations that state legislators drew electoral maps for partisan advantage in violation of the U.S. Constitution will once again come before the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed on Friday to decide cas...

07/12/2018

We can always hope for the best.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to return to a deeply divisive issue on Friday when the justices meet behind closed doors to discuss an issue left unresolved last term: when do states go too far in drawing district lines for partisan gain?

10/11/2018

Absolutely! If we want to heal the division ending Gerrymandering is THE solution.

In red states, blue states and purple states, they’ve had it with politicians drawing their own districts, choosing their own voters and distorting democracy.. America’s deeply divided electorate agreed on at least one thing on election day: Voters hate gerrymandering. In red states, blue states...

07/11/2018

CONGRATULATIONS MICHIGAN!!!!

Proposal 2 would significantly change the way Michigan's political lines are drawn for congressional and state legislative districts.

21/08/2018

City of Fort Worth gets a recommendation to consider a Citizens Redistricting Commission! Hope the City follows through.

The Fort Worth Race and Culture Task Force unveiled its first recommendations Monday, including a citizen review board for police and a service learning policy for education to address racial inequities.

04/08/2018

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/08/the_supreme_court_isnt_stoppin.html

Grassroots groups are popping up nationwide to take on partisan redistricting, and that's good news.

16/07/2018

This is not a product endorsement. We here at the Texas Citizen Redistricting Initiative have not actually seen the game.

But anything that will help spread the word about the evils of gerrymandering is worth a mention!

"... except when it is"