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Politics : View from the Center and Left Texas Annex
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From: S. maltophilia8/2/2025 4:10:42 PM
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Texas Is Watching And Texas Is FuriousLawmakers may not care but the rest of us are paying attention.

Michelle H. Davis

Aug 02, 2025

Ever wonder why Republicans aren’t taking you, or this redistricting process, seriously? Take a good look at who they put on the Redistricting Committee. ( You can see all of the committee members here.)

  • Cody Vasut (R-HD25): rural Gulf Coast

  • Ryan Guillen (R-HD31): rural South Texas

  • Cole Hefner (R-HD05): rural East Texas

  • Hillary Hickland (R-HD55): rural Central Texas

  • Tom Oliverson (R-HD130): suburban Harris County

  • David Spiller (R-HD68): rural North Central Texas plains

  • Carl Tepper (R-HD84): rural Panhandle

  • Terry Wilson (R-HD20): rural Central Texas

Texas is an urban state. 83.7% of Texas’ population lives in an urban county, making it the 15th most urban state in America. Yet the people drawing the maps? Almost entirely from rural districts

This isn’t an accident. By stacking the Redistricting Committee with rural....

.....But will we make it to 2026?

I want to draw your attention to a few moments of public testimony, just a handful among many, but ones that speak volumes.

The first, from Friday, came from a woman who delivered a powerful, assertive, and emotionally charged critique of the redistricting process. Her testimony was raw and direct, so much so that Rep. Terry Wilson (R) accused her of making threats. She didn’t. But they tried to police her tone anyway, as if frustration itself were dangerous.
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Now compare that to a testimony from earlier this week, given by a man from Arlington...

Jasmine Crockett's testimony, eloquent as always:

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