Jun
30
Written by:
William Lutz
6/30/2010 3:33 PM
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appointed the Senate's Select Committee on Redistricting today. The Committee is expected to travel the state to seek public input on the redrawing of legislative district boundaries.
The committee's membership is as follows:
· Chair, Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo)
· Vice Chair, Sen. Mario Gallegos (D-Houston)
· Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)
· Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler)
· Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls)
· Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-McAllen)
· Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston)
· Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston)
· Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas)
· Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands)
· Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo)
"Redistricting is too important an issue for the Senate to wait until the legislative session to begin addressing. By appointing this committee now, members will be able to travel the state before session begins in January and hear from Texans on how best to draw our political lines for the next decade," Dewhurst said. "Once session convenes, the Texas Senate will then be in a strong position to draw maps that will fairly represent the population of Texas."