Arlington Mayor Jim Ross has tasked city staff to investigate the legality and ethics of a Tarrant County plan to redraw commissioner precincts mid-census.
Ross told the council at the end of a work session Tuesday that he has instructed City Manager Trey Yelverton and other staff to prepare a report on the topic. If that report finds any legal or ethical problems with the plan, Ross intends to ask the council to take action.
“I think it’s incumbent upon us to ensure that if there is this type of stuff being done that we protect the residents of Arlington from unnecessary redistricting for whatever other reasons are out there and to ensure that everything is done above board and legal,” Ross said…