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Federal court panel rules against state redistricting plan
AUSTIN
Texas’ 36 congressional
districts are unconstitu-
tional because of racial or
political gerrymandering,
a three-judge panel of the
U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Texas
ruled on March 10.
Three of Constitution.
Child protection
bills move
Both houses of the
Legislature last week
passed bills to improve
the Texas Department
of Family and Protective
Services in response to
Gov. Greg Abbott’s call
for emergency action.
Tasked with protect-
ing children, elders and
people with disabilities
from abuse, neglect and
exploitation, the DFPS,
part of the Texas Health
and Human Commission,
has attracted attention
in recent years for inad-
equate funding and staff-
ing to meet obligations.
On March 1, the Texas
Senate approved SB 11
by Charles Schwertner,
R-Georgetown. SB 11
would shift to private
contractors the DFPS’
foster care management
mission, but the state
would remain the ulti-
mate guardian over fos-
ter children. The bill also
contains oversight and
accountability provisions
to enable close monitor-
ing by the DFPS and the
Texas Health and Human
Services Commission.
Abbott declares
disaster
Gov. Greg Abbott on
March 11 declared a State
of Disaster in the coun-
ties of Gray, Hemphill,
Lipscomb
Roberts and Wheeler after
wildfires swept through
farm and ranch land in
the Texas Panhandle.
“This week’s wildfires
have had a devastating
impact on a significant
portion of the Texas
Panhandle,” Abbott said.
“Texans have always been
resilient in their response
to disasters and this time
will be no different.”
Earlier last week, the
governor granted a waiver
to hay carriers and asked
the USD A to accelerate
the temporary suspension
of grazing restrictions in
affected areas.
Jobless rate updated
Texas
2 announced state sales
employers tax revenue totaled $2.4
expanded payrolls in billion in February, 4.4
January, adding 51,300 percent more than in
seasonally adjusted non- February 2016.
farm jobs, the Texas
Workforce Commission
Plaintiffs in the case
called Perez et al. v.
Abbott et al. mounted
statewide and regional
claims in South and West
Texas, in the Dallas-
Fort Worth area and
the Houston area under
The judges ruled 2-1 Section 2 of the U.S.
that the districts’ bound- Voting Rights Act and the
aries, drawn by the Texas Fourteenth Amendment.
Legislature in 2011 and States that have a history
2013, violate the U.S. 0f race-based voter sup-
pression may be subject to
judicial pre-clearance of
redistricting plans under
Section 2. The Fourteenth
While tax collections
Ochiltree
from oil and gas mining
remain subdued, receipts
But Texas’ seasonally from telecommunications,
adjusted unemployment construction, services and
rate remained unchanged retail and wholesale trade
at 4.8 percent, accord- increased significantly,”
ing to the U.S. Bureau of Hegar said.
Labor Statistics.
announced March 10.
Perry joins
Trump cabinet
The U.S. Senate on
Texas’ total combined
labor force stood at an
estimated
in January, a
that reflects 12,697,100 0f the United States
employed individuals Department of Energy,
plus 660,900 unemployed Founded in 1977, the
people who are available DOE has nearly 14,000
for work and are looking employees. Perry served
as chief executive of Texas
from December 2000 to
Mathis
News
13,358,000 March 2 confirmed Rick
figure Perry as 14th secretary
Amendment requires due
process and equal protec-
tion under the law for all
citizens.
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The three congressional
districts that were ruled
unconstitutionally drawn
were District 23, current-
ly represented by Will
Hurd, R-Helotes; District
27, Blake Farenthold,
R-Corpus Christi; and
District 35, Lloyd Doggett,
D-Austin.
The panel, composed
of Circuit Judge Jerry
E. Smith, Chief District
Judge Orlando L. Garcia
and District Judge Xavier
Rodriguez, did not sug-
gest how those districts
might be redrawn in a
constitutionally accept-
able manner.
Judge Smith wrote a
dissenting opinion, say-
ing the panel lacked juris-
diction to rule on the case.
He discussed the appli-
cability of prior rulings
made by higher courts
that already have heard
plaintiffs’ arguments.
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton on March 13
reacted, asserting his
agreement with Judge
Smith’s dissent and say-
ing, “There are no lines to
redraw. Accordingly, we
are confident we will pre-
vail in this case.”
for a job.
Sales tax
revenue grows
Texas
Glenn Hegar on March longest-serving governor.
January 2015, making
Comptroller him the Lone Star State’s
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Texas House approved
HB 4 by Cindy Burkett,
R-Sunnyvale, to provide
additional support for
family members who care
for a child who has been
removed from his or her
home. Also approved was
HB 5 by James Frank,
R-Wichita Falls, to give
the DFPS more autonomy
by making it a separate
agency with its own com-
missioner.
In passing HB 4 and
HB 5, the House has
taken “important steps
toward providing better
protection and care for
children in terrible cir-
cumstances,” Speaker Joe
Straus said.
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Gonzales, Paul. Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 2017, newspaper, March 16, 2017; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1171021/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mathis Public Library.