Overview
- The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote on June 3 to select one of six proposed precinct maps for the court’s five seats.
- A sixth map option, submitted May 28 by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, closely mirrors earlier GOP-backed proposals.
- Commissioners Manny Ramirez and Matt Krause have acknowledged their support aims to secure an additional Republican seat on the court.
- SMU researcher Dr. Andrea Barreiro’s mathematical review found the plans ‘pack’ nonwhite voters into one district, raising Voting Rights Act concerns.
- Mayors of ten Tarrant County cities have signed a letter opposing the redistricting, warning it undermines fair minority representation.