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Kelly Hancock: “Those districts close to those corridors will be more…”

Featuring: Kelly Hancock, Republican | State Senator, Texas, District 9

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State Sen. Kelly Hancock On Redistricting, Special Session

Published | Video Starts at 02:13

Where the infrastructure is. So along our highways, along 35, along 45, that's where we see the growth. Therefore, that's where you have to kind of make your. Those districts close to those corridors will be more condensed geographically, and those that are farther away will take on additional geography in most situations in order to address the population growth. And let me ask you, I know your neighboring state senator, Beverly Powell, was unhappy with her proposed district map. She called this intentional discrimination. What would you say to that? (02:13–02:25)

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Asserts that districts near infrastructure corridors will be geographically smaller, while others will expand.

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