News to Me!

I pulled out my voter registration card last week to brush it off and get ready to vote. I hadn't reviewed the card when it arrived in the mail so imagine my surprise when I noticed that my congressional district had changed. I was already located within what I considered a fairly "Gerrymandered" district, so I was curious what the court-designed maps had delivered.

It turns out my old representative's district moved a mile or so south of the former northern boundaries. The new district appears as a projection of just a mile wide and a few miles long from a boundary that includes Waco and College Station, but not Taylor or Temple. Great, now instead of voting with Houstonians, I get to vote with Aggies and Bears.

Best to review my new representation so off to the Google I went. I was able to find out the voting record and bills introduced by the incumbent, but am still looking for information about his challenger. In fact, were it not for the sample ballot, I might not even know there WAS a challenger. Judging by the coverage of signs by the old representative, it looks like many don't know their district has changed either.

At this point, I'm left with a guy that I can see where he stands, and the guy running against him. Presumably, by their names and government imagery they are both middle-aged white men. It's no wonder people show up at the polls with the sheer determination to vote AGAINST someone, rather than for a candidate. It looks like this girl will be under-represented in Texas, again.