Thread by @RANewsTX

Texas Senate is now considering the committee substitute for #SB4, the proposal for a new Senate district lines.

There are 15 floor amendments they'll consider: dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/36

Watch the floor debate live here: tlcsenate.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph… #txlege

Huffman says she will only vote in favor of floor amendments that don't expand the overall deviation from the ideal population of the map and that is agreeable to all Senators involved in the district line changes. #txlege

Senate now considering floor amndmnts on cmte substitute for #SB4, the proposed senate map. Huffman floor amndmnt 1 (PLANS2149) makes the cities of Magnolia, Kyle, Mansfield, Seguin & Jourdanton are made whole. She says all Senators involved are agreeable. #txlege #redistricting

Powell's amndmnt 2 (S2132) amending amndmnt 1 changes lines to #SD9, #SD10, #SD12, #SD22 & #SD30 brings SD-10 back to current lines.
Huffman opposes amndmnt 2. She doesn't believe minority pop. in current #SD10 meets Sec. 2 threshold to draw based on race. It fails 14-17. #txlege

Powell's amendment 3 (PLANS2134) amending amendment 1 maintains Tarrant Co. base while slightly adjusting district lines to incl. communities of interest River Oaks, Woodhaven & Meadowbrook neighborhoods. #SD9, #SD12, #SD22 & #SD30 impacted. #SB4 #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/0/PLANS…

Huffman opposes Powell's amendment 3 for similar reasons for PLANS2132. She says it also overpopulates #SD12 & #SD30. Amendment fails 13-18. #SB4 #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/36/PLAN…

Huffman's floor amendment 1 (PLANS2149) is adopted w/out objection. #SB4 #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/36/PLAN…

Sen. @CreightonForTX pulls down amendment 4 to put all of Montgomery County will be put into #SD4 b/c he lacks the votes but will work to get them and bring it back then. #SB4 #txlege

.@JudithZaffirini amendment 5 (PLAN2139) makes changes to #SD14, #SD19, #SD21 & #SD29 & has agreement of impacted Senators. There's an amndmnt to the amndmnt (amndmnt 6, PLANS2164) to make cities whole. Huffman has no objections. Amendment 5 as amended is adopted. #SB4 #txlege

Huffman presents floor amendment 7 (PLANS2154), which is a precinct swap between #SD20 (currently represented by @TxChuy) & #SD27 (currently represented by @SenatorLucio). It's agreeable to both Sens. Original plan was by Sen. Hinojosa. Adopted w/out objection. #txlege

.@kseliger introduces floor amendment 8 (PLANS2135). It's a precinct swap w/#SD31, which Seliger represents, and #SD28, @electcharles. Huffman says this amendment is not acceptable to the other Senator impacted. Seliger pulls it down. #SB4 #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/14/PLAN…

Gutierrez/Eckhardt amndmnt 9 (PLANS2129) is a statewide plan he says protects incumbents & protects from VRA challenge.

Huffman: doesn't change #SD16, creates new Hispanic opportunity district (#SD24) in DFW & is a racial gerrymander. Fails 12-19. #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/14/PLAN…

Menendez amendment 10 (PLANS2142) is a statewide plan that he worked w/Latino civil rights groups on. It creates a new Hispanic opportunity district (#SD24) in compliance w/Sec. 2 of VRA. He cites testimony by @mcpli. #SB4 #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/14/PLAN…

Huffman opposes the Menendez amendment. Says Seliger & Perry are paired and that it threatens incumbents' re-election. She says its similar to PLANS2129. She is concerned w/San Antonio area. Says it's not compact. Amendment fails 9-20. #SB4 #txlege

https://twitter.com/RANewsTX/status/1445178166092435461

The committee substitute for the proposed Senate #SB4, as amended on the floor, gets initial approval by the Senate by a vote of 20-11. #txlege #redistricting

The Texas Senate is starting a new legislative day to finally pass the proposed Senate map, #SB4, and the @TXSBOE map, #SB7. #txlege

The Texas Senate finally passes its own map, the committee substitute for #SB4 as amended on the floor, by 20-11. Right after, @NathanForTexas asks the comments by Senators on the floor be reduced to writing and placed in the journal (important for the eventual lawsuit). #txlege

The Texas Senate finally passes the @TXSBOE map, #SB7, by 21-10. #txlege #txed

Correction to this tweet from y'day: the Senate floor amendment 7 that got adopted to #SB4 was was PLAN2167. Apologies for the error. #txlege #redistricting

https://twitter.com/RANewsTX/status/1445175178120646660?s=19

Here's the engrossed version of #SB4 (PLANS2168) in district viewer: dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/0/PLANS…

Here's the dataset: data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/plans2… #txlege #redistricting

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