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Show me your maps : 2021 Texas redistricting starts with less oversight, transparency concerns
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Eric Gay, STF / AP
With vital U.S. Census Bureau data delayed until September at the earliest, the once-in-a decade redrawing of Texas political maps is already off to a rocky start all while Texans have been increasingly vocal in demands for increased public access to mapmaking, a process that’s historically been closed to the public.
Since January, Texans have signed up in droves to testify virtually in regional hearings held by the Senate’s Special Committee on Redistricting. A single hearing in March had over a hundred witnesses, ranging from high school students to retirees and spanning every major demographic group in the state.