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Tarrant County adopts new precinct map amid heated public opposition and legal warnings
Summary
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to adopt “Map 7” for new commissioner precinct boundaries on June 3, 2025, after hours of public testimony that raised Voting Rights Act, transparency and legal-cost concerns.
County Judge Tim O'Hara and the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday adopted a new precinct map, known on the county website as “Map 7,” by a 3-2 vote after more than two hours of public comment and repeated objections from city leaders and civil-rights groups.
The vote was the final step in a contentious mid-decade redistricting effort that supporters said responds to population growth and critics warned is a partisan and racially discriminatory attempt to “pack” and “crack” communities of color. Commissioner Krause made the motion to adopt Map 7 and Commissioner Ramirez seconded it; the court recorded a 3-2 approval.
Why it matters: precinct boundaries determine which voters select which county commissioner and can alter the political balance of the court for the next election cycle. Opponents — including mayors from several…
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