More Redistricting: You Gotta See This

Evidently, there has been a “new” remedy map proposed by the state defendants after all of the controversy about Doggett being in the wrong district and all of that.

I don’t think the map will fly at all, though. After all, it contains non-contiguious districts. And there are some really wierd things going on in the Valley and in the Panhandle. I’m not sure who they had running the map making computers, but they must have been drunk or not paying close attention. It’s the worst redistricting map I’ve ever seen, bar none. How this makes things any better, I have no idea.

And, Fort Bend County is in some kind of funky district that goes to the border of Robertson County!! There is no way the population could equalize out in that thing, and I haven’t even seen the numbers yet. Swisher, Briscoe and Hall counties are split nearly in half. Some kind of “T” shaped thing is running through Borden County.

They’ve literally just colored all over the map with no good reason. that’s probably where there are no population or election analysis to go with this map. And, it looks like they paired Lloyd Doggett with three different incumbents. Yikes!
Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, the map is here.

[warning: the file contained above may be a parody. you decide.]

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