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Resident tells Victoria ISD board districts are ‘carved out’ by race, urges board reflect community
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 28 special meeting, Andrew Rockovich accused VISD district lines of racially based gerrymandering and urged the board to reflect the county's partisan makeup; the board chair reminded speakers of limits on complaints about employees under state law.
Andrew Rockovich, a resident who addressed the Victoria Independent School District board during the public-comment portion of the Aug. 28 special meeting, told trustees he believes district boundaries have been drawn to favor one political group and that the board does not reflect countywide voting patterns.
"In the last nationwide election...3 out of every 4, that's 75% voted Republican and 25% voted Democrat. Yet this board ... has a total combined value of 40% Democrat representation," Rockovich…
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