How to get involved in the Texas redistricting process Texas Tribune Tags: Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via REUTERS Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With Texas legislators poised to redraw the state's political maps this year, many Texans have asked how to get involved in the complicated and contentious process that determines their political districts and representation for as long as 10 years. While legislators wait for delayed census data to arrive, they’re gathering public input . Though the public’s suggestions for how to group districts don’t always impact how maps are drawn, records of that input can be pulled into the eventual court record to show whether a committee disregarded the public’s recommendations when there are concerns about the legality of maps.