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Ties that bind: the itsy-bitsy strips that make a gerrymandered Texas congressional map
A dozen sinews too small to see with the naked eye connect voters hundreds of miles away.Ancient humans looked to the night sky and saw lions, bears and hunters. Texas congressional districts conjure thoughts of dragons and serpents.
Zoom in and it becomes apparent that about a dozen wisps of connective tissue hold the map together.
Every district must be contiguous, with an equal number of residents. But there’s no law against drawing irregular shapes stitched together by tiny strips of scrub land or industrial park.
Zoom in enough and you’ll spot the pixels.
A 500-foot pinch point in North Dallas.
The 18-mile chute that straddles the highway between San Antonio and Austin, barely wide enough to take in the frontage road.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/12/15/ties-that-bind-the-itsy-bitsy-strips-that-make-a-gerrymandered-texas-congressional-map/