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When the 2020 census data is finalized this spring, it will inform a massive effort to redraw voting districts at every level of government, from the United States Congress to local city councils. The once-in-a-decade process of drawing what are essentially political lines through communities across the United States is often fraught with partisan debates, as the party in power typically draws and adopts district maps to its political advantage. In Texas, Republicans are firmly in control of both the state Senate and House of Representatives for the 10th consecutive legislative session and will control the redistricting process for both state and federal seats. ....