View Texas 2021 Redistricting Plans
HB 1, State House Districts (PlanH2316) SB 4, State Senate Districts (PlanS2168) SB 6, Texas Congressional Districts (PlanC2193) SB7, State Board of Education Districts (PlanE2106) View archived 87th Legislative Session hearing schedule at https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/2020s. |
Brennan Center: 2022 Redistricting Map Tracker Use the search box, sort columns, or click on each link to view the respective map at www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/2022-redistricting-map-tracker |
Loyola Law School: All About Redistricting
Explore this comprehensive redistricting website at http://redistricting.lls.edu/where-state.php#communities. |
The Atlantic: The League of Dangerous Mapmakers by Robert Draper
Who’s most to blame for our divisive politics? How about the gerrymanderers quietly deciding where your vote goes. Inside the dark art and modern science of making democracy a lot less democratic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/09/the-twisted-history-of-gerrymandering-in-american-politics/262369/. |
Texas Public Radio: Can the Texas GOP Reform Gerrymandering Before It’s Used Against Them? by David Martin Davies
With Texas set to begin redistricting in two years, we take a look at what gerrymandering looks like in the state. April 16, 2019. Read or listen at https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2019/04/16/329402/can-the-texas-gop-reform-gerrymandering-before-its-used-against-them/. |
ACLU: District Time Machine
Enter your zip code to learn how your district has changed over time, visit https://what-the-district.aclu.org/. |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Merrill
The NAACP files suit to challenge Connecticut’s legislative districts claiming the current districts violate the Fourteenth Amendment. Read more at https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/national-association-advancement-colored-people-v-merrill |
The Best Explanation of Gerrymandering You Will Ever See
Learn more about gerrymandering from the videos below.
Fair Districts PA: The Basic Math of Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is about fractions. It is also about elections and representation and who gets to draw the lines. Length: 1:53 |
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CNN: 'Gerrymandering' the movie
Length: 2:38 For more information, visit http://www.endgerrymandering.com |
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The Washington Post
Gerrymandering Explained Length: 2:41 |
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Gerrymandering Techniques in North Carolina
Cracking and packing explained. Length: 3:13 |
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Gerrymandering: How Drawing Jagged Lines Can Impact an Election
TED Talk by Christina Greer Length: 3:52 |
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Terminate Gerrymandering: The Impact of Gerrymandering on the 2018 Congressional Election Results
Christian Grose’s Presentation from the Terminate Gerrymandering Summit and Fair Maps Incubator Launch. How redistricting commissions make elections more responsive to voters. Length: 9:39 |
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Unbreaking America; Solving the Corruption Crisis
RepresentUs board member Jennifer Lawrence and Director of RepresentUs Josh Silver, walks through three lines that show what’s wrong with legal corruption in our government, how we fix it and what you can do about it. Dated: February 27, 2019 Length: 12:36 |
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