Texas House Redistricting Committee Public Hearing

Texas House Redistricting Committee Public Hearing

House Committee on Redistricting public hearing, Dallas, TX

Location

Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla St., Dallas TX 75201 Council Chamber on the 6th floor
US
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 4:00pm to Friday, October 11, 2019 - 3:45pm

The House Committee on Redistricting will meet to hear invited and public testimony at Dallas City Hall, Council Chamber on the 6th floor located at 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX 75201.

The purpose of the interim field hearings is to solicit public input on the 2021 legislative redistricting process and provide context to the official 2020 Census data that the 87th Legislature will receive by April 2021. Since the Legislature will not receive official data from the U.S. Census Bureau until the 87th session is underway, these interim field hearings seek to maximize the opportunities for Texans to share information they believe relevant to the upcoming redistricting process, including information about communities of interest within our state. 

Invited testimony: Texas Demographic Center and Texas Legislative Council, Mapping and Redistricting Section

The chair may limit individual public testimony time in consideration of all participants.

Interpretation assistance can be provided by request made at least 72 hours in advance of the hearing. Please contact committee staff at 512-463-9948 or erashley.westenhov [at] house.texas.gov (.)

Other Information

Parking: There is metered parking on streets surrounding Dallas City Hall. The closest parking lots are at 1600 Canton St. & 834 S. Ervay Parking lot ($7) and 1823 Cadiz St. Parking lot ($4). http://bit.ly/2KZQpYE

Public Transit: http://bit.ly/2zpfBRS

If you are unable to attend and would like to provide testimony, you may at any time email or call legislators on the Redistricting Committee. A list of committee member information can be found here: http://bit.ly/2KrYk0N

Shortly after the conclusion of the hearing, a video archive of the hearing will be available at the following link: http://bit.ly/2Kq4zCi

To learn more on the Texas redistricting process visit: http://bit.ly/2ZOId2H

Please note that this website is maintained by the Texas Legislative Council, a nonpartisan legislative agency. This website provides an excellent background resource but may not always be updated to reflect the most current legal standards in this multifaceted and dynamic area of the law, and should not be considered legal advice.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Helpful Links

LWV TX Redistricting Testimony Guide

Make Your Own Testimony pdf (from Fair Maps Texas)

Recommendations for Fair and Open Process pdf (Texas Civil Rights Project)

LWV TX Redistricting/Census Page

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