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Political landscape changes with voter redistricting

Political landscape changes with voter redistricting
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by Cyndy Slovak-Barton

With the March Democratic and Republican primaries just around the corner, some voters might be looking for familiar names – but with the new maps signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott following the 2020 Census, several will no longer be a part of Hays County.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who currently represents Hays County as part of District 35, had his home redrawn into a district entirely within Travis County. His new district is now District 37. 

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