Texas Lawmaker Donna Howard Advocates for Independent Redistricting Commission

Opposition to Current Redistricting Maps

• 🎯 Representative Donna Howard supports an independent redistricting commission as an alternative to the current process where politicians draw their own districts.
• ⚠️ Howard criticizes the new Republican-proposed maps, stating they appear to target minority districts for elimination, citing examples in Travis County.
• 📉 In Travis County, a court-ordered minority opportunity district is reportedly eliminated in the new map, which Howard confirms.

Concerns in South Texas

• 📊 In Congressional District 34 (South Texas, Rio Grande Valley), the new map reportedly adds nearly 70,000 Anglo voters while removing approximately 25,000 Hispanic voters.
• 🗣️ This alteration is seen as diluting the representation of the predominantly Latino population in Brownsville, where over 95% of residents are Latino.
• 🏃 The actions suggest the Texas Republican leadership is