The House Committee on Redistricting 
         77th Legislature 
         April 11, 2001 
         2:00 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.004 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 5, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Redistricting met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Jones, Delwin, at  
         2:10 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Jones, Delwin; Bosse; Counts; Dunnam;  
                   Grusendorf; Hunter; Keel; Marchant; Moreno, Paul;  
                   Pitts (10). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Glaze; Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Sadler;  
                   Wilson (5). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HJR 95 
          
         The Chair laid out HJR 95. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the  
         measure.  
         Representative Deshotel explained the substitute and said he  
         thought redistricting should be the focus of a special session  
         where there would be no other issues before the legislature. 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna, Vilma now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Counts moved that HJR 95, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Jones, Delwin; Bosse;  
                             Counts; Dunnam; Hunter; Luna, Vilma;  
                             McClendon; Moreno, Paul (8).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Grusendorf (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Glaze; Keel; Marchant; Pitts;  
                
                        Sadler; Wilson  (6).  
           
         HB 3521 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 3521. 
          
         The Chair recognized Rep. Domingo Garcia to explain the bill. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         substitute.  
          
         Representative Garcia spoke in favor of creating a Hispanic  
         opportunity Congressional district in the Dallas Fort Worth  
         area. 
          
         (Representative Glaze now present.) 
          
         Jose May testified that a Congressional district with a  
         Congressional majority should be created in the Dallas/Fort  
         Worth area. 
          
         Leroy Chavarria testified regarding the number of Hispanics in  
         the North Texas area and the need for a Hispanic Congressional  
         opportunity district. 
          
         Frances Rizo, representing the 23rd Senatorial District Chapter  
         of Tejano Democrats, spoke in favor of Hispanic Congressional  
         districts. 
           
         Bill Owens spoke in favor of HJR 95 and then spoke in favor of  
         applying the four equities of fair redistricting in drawing  
         Congressional districts. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3453 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 3453. 
         The Chair recognized Rep. Domingo Garcia to explain the bill. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         substitute.  Representative Garcia spoke of the need to create  
         additional Hispanic House districts in Dallas County.  He also  
         asked that letters from Dallas city officials be included in the  
         record.  
           
         Jose May spoke in favor of this proposal and talked about the  
         need to respect communities of interest in drawing house maps. 
          
         Frances Rizo, representing the 23rd Senatorial District Chapter  
         of Tejano Democrats, testified about the need to draw lines so  
         that the people are represented and so that their vote is not  
         diluted. 
          
         Ricardo Cisneros testified in support of Rep. Garica's bill and  
         in support of equal opportunity for all. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2854 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 2854. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Rep. Garcia spoke in favor of using statistically adjusted  
         census data in the redistricting process. 
          
         Julia Marsden of the League of Women Voters of Texas spoke in  
         favor of the bill. 
          
         Frances Rizo, representing the 23rd Senatorial District Chapter  
         of Tejano Democrats, spoke in favor of using statistically  
         adjusted data. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:45 p.m., on the motion of the Chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Jones, Delwin, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Glen Hunt, Clerk