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Crockett joint session deadlocks on redistricting maps after tie vote

City of Crockett & Crockett Independent School District (joint meeting) · January 8, 2024
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Summary

A joint meeting of the City of Crockett and Crockett ISD ended without a decision on proposed single-member district maps after a 2–2 tie; officials discussed two map options (Exhibit A and B) and Voting Rights Act compliance but deferred final action while absent members are sought.

Officials at a joint meeting of the City of Crockett and the Crockett Independent School District failed to adopt a proposed redistricting map Monday after a tie vote left the issue unresolved.

Council and district officials presented two proposed maps, labeled Exhibit A and Exhibit B, intended to redraw single-member precinct boundaries using 2020 census data and to align city and school district lines with a prior court agreement stemming from the Barbara Jewell litigation. Staff said the changes were intended to reduce population…

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