NEW LINES, NEW REPRESENTATION Through the redistricting process, boundaries are redrawn to balance the population and several cities will see changes to their state representation.
Before
After
Congressional District Representation
Selma
District 35 represented by Lloyd Doggett (D)
District 28 represented by Henry Cuellar (D)
Schertz and Cibolo
District 15 represented by Vicente Gonzalez (D)
District 28 represented by Henry Cuellar (D)
StateHouse of Representatives
Live Oak and Universal City
District 119 represented by Elizabeth Campos (D)
District 118 represented by John Lujan (R)
State Senate
Live Oak
District 25 represented by Donna Campbell (R)
District 19 represented by Roland Gutierrez (D)
SOURCE: THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Marialyn Barnard voted against it. “It is not customary of the court that there is a hostile precinct adoption,” Calvert said. As for Comal County, cities around I-35 will remain within Precinct 2. However, with a population increase of 41,173, Comal County did redraw lines moving part of the west end of Precinct 2 into Precinct 1 to better bal- ance representation. Statewide redistricting was also completed in 2021. Under new con- gressional changes, some cities have shifted districts and are now under new representation. However, law- suits brought across the state are chal- lenging the new boundaries arguing
that new districts hinder minority voting power. According to one law- suit, for Bexar County, census data and the American Community Sur- vey citizenship data indicate that the redrawn House District 118 has a Latino Citizen Voting Age Population concentration of 57.5%, 10.6 percent- age points less than the current plan. Statewide redistricting plans are subject to change depending on the outcome of the lawsuits. Details on state representatives by address, visit redistricting.capitol.texas.gov.
For more information, visit communityimpact.com .
2022 ELECTION SCHEDULE
Feb. 25 -last day of early voting by appearance March 1 -Primary Election Day May 7 -Uniform Election Day Nov. 8 -General Election Day
Jan. 31 -last day for voting registration for May elections Feb. 14 - rst day of in-person early voting Feb. 18 -last day to apply for ballot by mail
SOURCE: VOTETEXAS.GOV
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