MINUTES

SENATE COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING, SPECIAL

Saturday, March 13, 2021

9:00 AM CST

Senate Chamber

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Redistricting, Special was held on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the Senate Chamber.

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MEMBERS PRESENT:	MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Joan Huffman, Chair	Senator Kelly Hancock
Senator Carol Alvarado	Senator Bryan Hughes
Senator Dawn Buckingham	Senator José Menéndez
Senator Robert Nichols	Senator Royce West
Senator John Whitmire

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Senator Nichols, as chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 AM. A quorum not being present, the following business was transacted:

The following members attended/participated via videoconference:

Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, Vice Chair

Senator Paul Bettencourt

Senator Brian Birdwell

Senator Donna Campbell

Senator Nathan Johnson

Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.

Senator Angela Paxton

Senator Charles Perry

The following non-committee members attended/participated via videoconference:

Senator Judith Zaffirini

Dr. Lloyd Potter, Texas Demographer provided invited testimony.

At 9:46 AM Senator Huffman assumed the chair.

At 12:45 PM Senator Nichols assumed the chair.

At 1:15 PM Senator Huffman resumed the chair.

The following witnesses provided public testimony via videoconferencing (see attached witness

list).

The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.

There being no further business, at 1:50 PM Senator Huffman moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

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Senator Joan Huffman, Chair

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Koy Kunkel, Clerk