These posts discuss changes in governing caused by redistricting.
As you may recall from previous posts, the City of Houston is adding two additional Council seats due to population increases. Yesterday, the first draft of a map was presented at City Council along with animated discussion of the proposed plan. I am, admittedly, a bit of a demographic junkie and enjoy studying numbers. The […]
Continue reading →The Federal government is on the verge of shutting down! Will they or won’t they? The State of Texas is close to causing thousands of teachers to lose their jobs while throwing the elderly out of nursing homes. Cities across the nation are at war with their employees and trying to figure out how to […]
Continue reading →The Houston City Council has initiated their Redistricting process. And, already, it has become contentious. The City is ahead of the Legislature as it holds elections this November and has a tight deadline to meet for Justice Department approval. Last week, Council took up the discussion and immediately a disagreement emerged over the addition of […]
Continue reading →As I mentioned, we will continue to digest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As I have been digesting the overwhelming amount of information available on our state, one area particularly stands out. Fort Bend County has come to reflect the “new” America. With more than half a million residents, it breaks down as follows: […]
Continue reading →Alas, the long-awaited Census data for Texas has been released. It is full of fascinating information and this geek will be busy for days pondering the information. Preliminary reviews indicate some things we already knew. Texas is officially a minority majority population. The number of white/non Hispanic residents has dropped below 50%. Our urban areas […]
Continue reading →The Houston Chronicle has an article about potential expansion of the Board of Directors of Metro due to population changes. This is another discussion related to redistricting. Population changes brought about by the 2010 Census will affect so much of our governing structures that we are only beginning to grasp the magnitude of change. If […]
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