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Tarrant County residents oppose mid‑decade redistricting, criticize consultant contract
Summary
At a public hearing in Azle, dozens of Tarrant County residents challenged proposed mid‑decade precinct maps and the county's contract with the Public Interest Legal Foundation, calling the proposals a racial gerrymander and questioning process, timing and cost.
At a public hearing in Azle, dozens of Tarrant County residents urged county leaders to halt a mid‑decade effort to redraw county commissioners' precincts, saying maps produced under a contract with the Public Interest Legal Foundation would dilute minority voting power and were undertaken without sufficient public data or local accountability.
Speakers focused on three issues: the substance of the five proposed map options, the contract the commissioners approved with the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), and the format and timing of the county's outreach. "The heart of these proposed maps is a racially based gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," Julie Griffin said, summarizing the legal objections voiced by several attendees.
Tom Stallings, a Tarrant County staff member working with…
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