MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING
Saturday, April 15, 2000
9:00 a.m.
Dallas Convention Center
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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 Saturday, April 15, 2000, in the Dallas Convention
Center
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Troy Fraser Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Mike Jackson
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Frank Madla
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Royce West
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:20 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The following people testified on Redistricting:
Alcoren, Lee (Dallas NAACP Branch), Grand Prairie
Arreguin, Melissa M. (self), Dallas
Arreguin, Valentin (self), Dallas
Beverly, Mike (self), Duncanville
Black, Albert (self), Dallas
Dixon, Pauline (self), Dallas
Flores, Hector M. (LULAC), Duncanville
Garcia, Carmen (self), Dallas
Garcia, Rep. Domingo (Representative House District 104),
Dallas
Gee, Bobbye (self), Mesquite
Giddings, Rep. Helen (Representative House District 109),
De
Soto
Gomez, Maria (self), Dallas
Gosslee, Susybelle (League of Women Voters Dallas), Dallas
Gutierrez, David (self), Irving
Hebert, J. Gerald (IMPAC 2000), Washington D.C.
Herrera, Roger (self), Dallas
Hill, Donald W. (Constituents of Dallas City Council,
District
5-Council Member), Dallas
Jackson, Teri (City of Grand Prairie, City Council Member),
Grand Prairie
Jasso, Juan (self, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6 Place 2),
Dallas
Johnson, E.B. (self), Dallas
Kinsler, Christy (self), Dallas
Korbel, George (Texas Mexican American Caucus), San Antonio
Lawson, Henry T. (self), Dallas
Leos, Kathleen (self, DISD Trustee District 8), Dallas
Lichtman, Dr. Allan (self), Washington D.C.
Lopez, Ramiro (HACE), Dallas
Loza, John (self, Dallas City Councilman), Dallas
May, Joe (self), Dallas
McMullen, Tim (self), Dallas
Medrano, Francisco (self), Dallas
Milem, John (self), Dallas
Milliken, Michael (self), Dallas
Nevaquaya, Verwyn Lou (self), Dallas
Plata, Jose (self), Dallas
Price, John Wiley (District 3 Dallas County), Dallas
Richards, Judy (City of Duncanville, City Councilmember),
Duncanville
Rizo, Frances (Tejano Democrats, 23rd Senatorial District),
Dallas
Sampson, Demetris (Political Congress of African American
Women), Dallas
Sepulveda, Luis D. (self, my wife, my two sons and Jessica
Daughter), Dallas
Ware, Alan (Texas Legislative Council), Austin
Washington, Mayor Mary (City of Hutchins), Hutchins
Wiant, Elaine (League of Women Voters of Texas),
Irving
Registering, but not testifying:
Alonzo, Diana (Mexican American Democrats), Dallas
Alonzo, Monica R. (Mexican American Democrats), Dallas
Anchia, Rafael (self), Dallas
Campos, Joe (President of LULAC Council 100), Dallas
Casarez, Mario (self), Dallas
Castillo, Aurelio (self, Constable Precinct Six), Dallas
Castro, Ralph (self), Dallas
Gilmore, Mary (self), Dallas
Lopez M., Jorge (Mexican American Democrats), Dallas
Lopez, John J. (Mexican American Democrats), Grand Prairie
Marrero, Miguel (self), Dallas
Marshall, Anthony L. (self), Dallas
Nicholson, Jerry (M.A.D.), Dallas
Orr, Kenneth H. (self), Dallas
Pena, Pete (self), Dallas
Perez, Torres Feliciano (Mexican American Democrats),
Dallas
Post, Martha Wright (self), Grand Prairie
Robles, Art (Dallas Hispanic Chamber), Grand Prairie
Salas, Jose A. (Mexican American Democrats), Dallas
Tompkins, R. Dabney (self), Dallas
Trejo, Marshall (Mexican American Democrats), Grand Prairie
Vera, Joel David (Mexican American Democrats), Dallas
Woertendyke, Clark (self), Dallas
Written materials submitted:
George, Rep. Kenn S. (Representative House District 108),
Dallas
There being no further business, at 4:13 p.m. Senator 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