Houston Chronicle Sunday

City OKs redrawn maps for council districts

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City Council on Wednesday approved new boundaries for the city’s 11 districts for the 2023 elections, featuring modest adjustment­s affecting parts of downtown, Braeburn, Greater Inwood and a few areas in southeast Houston.

The new boundaries aim to balance district population­s based on the latest census data. By law, the most populous district should not have more than 10 percent more residents than the smallest district. Based on the 2020 census, Districts C and G need to give up some neighborho­ods; Districts H, I and J, on the other hand, have lost too many constituen­ts and need to expand.

 ?? Brett Coomer/Staff photograph­er ?? Zion Escobar hopes efforts in Freedmen’s Town will continue after opposing a move to District H.
Brett Coomer/Staff photograph­er Zion Escobar hopes efforts in Freedmen’s Town will continue after opposing a move to District H.

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