A group of citizens tasked with redrawing San Antonio City Council districts agreed on a rough draft map on Monday that would place thousands of residents in new districts.
A family walks along Apache Creek in District 5, which is currently the smallest City Council district and so needs to gain almost 24,000 residents through redistricting.A group of citizens tasked with redrawing San Antonio City Council districts agreed on a rough draft map Monday that would move thousands of residents into new districts.
The boundaries of all 10 districts, which dictate who represents residents on City Council, have been shifted so that no more than a 10% overall deviation exists between the smallest and largest districts — a legal requirement for the redistricting process. Redistricting must also comply with the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits boundaries that would discriminate on the basis of race or minority group. The districts are legally required to be compact and composed of contiguous territory.
For instance, committee members briefly considered splitting up the Los Jardines neighborhood just south of Old Highway 90 between District 6 and District 5, but ultimately voted in favor of a compromise that would move the entire neighborhood into District 5.
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