Mrs. Harper-Brown is Convinced , Too.
Oh, my.
Without a Lick-of-Proof ??
Goodness! Linda Harper-Brown's own "Conservatives" over there at Red State don't even like her.
So, who really *LIKES* Linda Harper-Brown?
If the redistricting plan passes as is, Irving will have four representatives within its city limits and Grand Prairie will have seven. But more important to city officials, the proposed map chops up the crucial districts almost entirely located within the two cities — District 105 in Irving and District 106 in Grand Prairie.If the current plan succeeds, and Linda Harper-Brown becomes Westchester's representative in Austin....God Help Us. Please.
City officials say losing those primary representative voices at the state Capitol would make it almost impossible to promote their agendas.
"It’s devastating to us politically, as far as a voice in Austin is concerned,” Grand Prairie Mayor Charles England said. “I’ve been mayor 19 years, and I can tell you this is the most critical thing that’s faced this city for sure since I’ve been mayor."
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England said he’s disappointed and angry with how the proposed map treats Grand Prairie.
"We’re a town of 175,400 people. We’re the 15th-largest city in the state,” he said. “And to come in and take representation out of Grand Prairie for the city and the schools … that is disrespectful as you can get." [emphasis added.]