Commissioner J.J. Koch says he wants to protect white, Republican district in northern Dallas County
The sole Republican on the Dallas County Commissioners Court is worried that his political party will lose a spot in county government if proposed redistricting plans move forward.
The court’s five commissioners examined redistricting options on Tuesday, including three maps that would add Democrats in J.J. Koch’s District 2 in the northern part of the county and also strengthen Hispanic voting power. Late Monday, Koch submitted a fourth option to the court’s lawyers that would solidify white Republican support in the district for the next decade.
But consultants hired by the court to draw maps based on demographic changes say such an option could be considered unconstitutional.
The decennial redistricting process that happens at both the state and local level is driven by U.S. Census Bureau results, which showed that Dallas County’s population growth was driven a by a 2% increase in Hispanic residents. The county’s overall population is 2.6 million people, and 1 million identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.
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cared about following the structure of The Constitution? The Party of Trump follows no rules, no laws, and doesn't care who's trampled beneath their feet, as long as they get what they want.
That's just the way fascists are. 
