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The commission will take on an advisory role, meaning that its redistricting maps can be rejected by the County Commissioners Court.
Because the advisory commission is not an independent authority, Stout said commissioners should give as much deference to them as they can.
He said his district is really gerrymandered. Stretching from North-Central El Paso to the border, with parts in the West Side, Stout has the second largest county district. So, in my opinion, it needs to be redrawn, Stout said. I m definitely interested to see how the advisory committee comes up with something better.
County officials brought in David Mendez, an attorney based in Austin with Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, on May 17 to help with the advisory commission. Mendez has been helping counties with the redistricting process for more than 30 years. His background includes election law and representing state and local governmental entities in redistricting, as well as voters ri