The House Committee on Redistricting, as a function of it’s procedural jurisdiction and as part of the 81st legislature’s interim charges, is conducting public hearings around the state regarding redistricting that will occur during the 82nd Legislature, which begins January 11, 2011.
The committee will be taking public testimony at these hearings and we would encourage you to attend a hearing in your area as the committee’s recommendations will help shape the districts for both the house and senate of the Texas legislature, Texas congressional districts, and districts for the election of judicial officers or of governing bodies or representatives of political subdivisions or state agencies as required by law, including state board of education districts for the next ten years.
Upcoming hearings include:
- ABILENE REDISTRICTING
October 27, 2010 at 12:00 P.M. at One AISD Center Board Room, 241 Pine Street, Abilene, TX 79601 - AUSTIN REDISTRICTING
November 17, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the Texas State Capitol, Underground Extension, Hearing Room E1.030, in Austin, TX - HOUSTON REDISTRICTING
November 20, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at University of Houston, Athletic/Alumni Center, O’Quinn Great Hall, 3100 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77004
If you missed the hearing in your community, you can watch archived broadcasts of the hearing, just click on the link below.
| Date | Time & Link | Redistricting Hearing |
| 07/21/10 | 10:00 a.m. | Corpus Christi Redistricting (part 1) |
| 07/21/10 | 1:25 p.m. | Corpus Christi Redistricting (part 2) |
| 09/22/10 | 10:00 a.m. | Dallas Redistricting |
| 09/20/10 | 12:00 p.m. | Dallas Redistricting |
| 08/16/10 | 10:00 a.m. | El Paso Redistricting |
| 06/02/10 | 11:07 a.m. | Joint Hearing with the Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
| 07/20/10 | 10:10 a.m. | Laredo Redistricting |
| 08/18/10 | 12:00 p.m. | Lubbock Redistricting |
| 10/20/10 | 11:00a.m. | Marshall Redistricting |
| 07/19/10 | 12:06 p.m. | McAllen Redistricting |
| 06/21/10 | 10:00 a.m. | San Antonio Redistricting |
| 06/21/10 | 10:00 a.m. | San Antonio Redistricting |
| 09/21/10 | 10:00 a.m. | Tarrant County Redistricting |
