MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING
Friday, September 22, 2000
10:30 a.m.
Senate Chamber
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Redistricting
was held on Friday, September 22, 2000, in the Senate Chamber at
Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Troy Fraser None
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Mike Jackson
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Frank Madla
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Royce West
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Co-chair Fraser called the meeting to order at 10:55 a.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
Co-chair Fraser moved adoption of the minutes from the previous
hearing held on August 25, 2000; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Co-chair Fraser and Senator Barrientos welcomed everyone to the
Austin regional hearing. Chairman Jones announced that they
were working on putting together a meeting to allow the
Congressional delegation to address the committees.
Senator Barrientos made a parliamentary inquiry as to whether he
would be in order to make a motion recommending that the
President and Congress designate the adjusted census figures,
based on statistical sampling, be the official census figures
under Public Law 94-171. Co-chair Fraser advised Senator
Barrientos that his motion would be in order.
Then Senator Barrientos made a motion recommending that the
President and Congress designate the adjusted census figures,
based on statistical sampling, be the official census figures
under Public Law 94-171. Co-Chair Gallegos seconded the motion.
Senator Duncan laid out a substitute motion to Senator
Barrientos's motion. He moved to postpone addressing whether
adjusted (sampled) or unadjusted (enumerated) figures should be
used for the purpose of redistricting until the official figures
are released in spring of 2001. Senator Duncan's substitute
motion was seconded by Senator Ogden.
Co-Chair Gallegos raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether
Senator Duncan's substitute motion was on the same subject as
Senator Barrientos's original motion. Co-Chair Fraser ruled that
Senator Duncan's substitute motion was germane to the original
motion.
Senator Duncan's substitute motion passed with a vote of 6 "ayes"
and 5 "nays". Senator Barrientos's motion as substituted passed
with a vote of 6 "ayes" and 5 "nays".
Senator Barrientos asked to be recognized for a second motion.
Co-chair Fraser agreed to recognize Senator Barrientos at the
conclusion of public testimony. At which time, Senator
Barrientos withdrew his request to be recognized.
The following witnesses testified on Redistricting:
Beck, B.M. (self), Killeen
Burrows, Jon (Bell County Judge), Belton
Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party), Grapevine
Carroll, Jimmy (self), Temple
Christie, Gaylon (Killeen Chamber of Commerce), Harker Heights
Connell, Ted (self), Killeen
English, George E. (Mayor Pro Tem City of Temple), Temple
Fairbrother, William (Chairman, Williamson County Republican
Party), Round Rock
Gibson, Lester (McLennan County Commissioner), Waco
Howard, Robert (Travis County Libertarian Party), Austin
Jaecks, Dale (Milam County Commissioner), Rockdale
Klussmann, Wallace (self), Fredericksburg
Laster, E. Jean (Justice of the Peace), Waco
Latham, Fred (self), Killeen
Manning, Joan (Copperas Cove ISD Board of Trustees), Copperas
Cove
Marshall, Keifer (Mayor of Temple Texas), Temple
Masset, Royal (Texans for Fair Redistricting), Austin
Mikus Jr., Jerry J. (self), Pflugerville
Mills, T.J. (self), Killeen
Oldham, Dale (Republican National Committee), Washington D.C.
Overbey, Kirk (self), Austin
Prewitt, W.A. "Buck" (self), Salado
Reinhardt, Chuck (self), Harker Heights
Sager, Alan (Travis County Republican Party, Chairman), Austin
Sari, Ilona (self), Austin
Sparks, Ray (Mayor for the City of Hamilton and Hamilton
County), Hamilton
Stem, Robert (District Judge-Falls County), Marlin
Summers, Frank (Milam County Judge), Cameron
Vernon, Alexander (self), Killeen
Villarreal, Fernando (Justice of the Peace Precinct#8
McLennan
County), Waco
Willsey, Russ (City of West, Mart, and McGregor), West
Wright, H.T. (Caldwell County Judge), Lockhart
The following people registered, but not did not testify:
Benson, David E. (Mayor Johnny Isbell, City of Pasadena),
Pasadena
Carssow, Jim (Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce), Cedar Park
Clennan, Kirk D. (Cedar Park Economic and Community
Development Corporation), Cedar Park
Dean, Harold (Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce), Cedar Park
There being no further business, at 3:00 p.m. Co-chair Fraser
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Troy Fraser, Co-chair
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Senator Mario Gallegos, Co-chair
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Tara Cowen Rejino, Clerk