The Federal Census Bureau has announced to the administration that it is not likely to be able to deliver the final census numbers to the President by December 31 as required by law. The pandemic is largely to blame, making it almost impossible for census workers to go door to door collecting information from those who failed to complete their … [Read more...]
Delayed Census Numbers May Complicate Redistricting
Congressional Districts in Texas to Be Shuffled in Reapportionment, Redistricting
The US Constitution requires every 10 years “counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.” The counting is done by the US Census Bureau in years ending in zero and must, by statute, be delivered to the President by December 31st of that year. The count is then used to apportion the number of members of the … [Read more...]
Redistricting the Texas House and Senate
One person, one vote is an underlying principle of our republic. Each member of the Texas House should represent about the same number of Texans; same with the Senate. The number of State Representatives is fixed at 150, the number of State Senators at 31. Texas population is growing rapidly, but not evenly throughout the state. So, every 10 … [Read more...]
STAAR Testing Continues, A-F District Ratings Paused
The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. The STAAR test will proceed for the 2020-21 school year in order to provide critically important information about individual student learning that teachers and parents can use to help students … [Read more...]
DFW COVID-19 Prevalence Study Invites People to Join the Fight Against Coronavirus
COVID-19 has been difficult for both businesses and individuals, but we will get through this together. Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center are inviting businesses and community members to help them find new ways to overcome challenges brought on by the pandemic. In partnership with Texas Health Resources, UT Southwestern … [Read more...]
Arlington Unity Council Wants Citizen Input During Two Upcoming Town Halls
The Unity Council is a citizen task force created by the Arlington City Council to develop a plan to improve equity and inclusion and contribute to the elimination of institutional racism in our community. The Council plans two virtual town hall meetings, the first on November 19, 2020, the second on December 2, 2020, both at 6:00 p.m.At these … [Read more...]