After Yelling, Accusations And Tears, Fort Worth City Council Arrives At A Redistricting Map

Arlington TX

24 March, 2022

3:33 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report March 23, 2022 A Fort Worth City Council map with two strong Hispanic majority districts emerged March 23 after an eight-hour meeting marked by high emotions. The council advanced the map to a formal council vote March 29. The map is designed to create an opportunity for a second Hispanic representative to join the council and meet the goals of Hispanic advocacy groups, although advocates have expressed displeasure with the final map. Map X Version 3, renamed Anna, with a horseshoe creates a new majority Hispanic district with a total Hispanic voting age population of nearly 59%. The map of choice was hard fought by proponents of a strong Hispanic opportunity district. The selected map creates a partial southside Hispanic majority and combines the neighborhoods of Rosemont and Worth Heights with other Hispanic neighborhoods to the east. "Our goal was to create some kind of horseshoe with a Hispanic opportunity district," Mayor Mattie Parker said at the conclusion of the meeting. "We have achieved something pretty notable today, so I'm proud of y'all." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.