This podcast is a visit with state representative Kyle Kacal of College Station and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

The Texas legislature on Monday sent to the governor new redistricting maps that keeps Brazos County in one congressional district.

Lawmakers also shifted the boundaries of state representative Kyle Kacal of College Station. HD-12 moved south into what he considers is the heart of the Brazos Valley by picking up Grimes, Madison, Washington, and Walker counties.

Kacal, who announced he is running for re-election next year, gets the rest of Brazos County that is not part of HD-14 and keeps Robertson County. He loses a rural section of McLennan County and all of Falls and Limestone counties.

Copy and paste the following link to read and download the Texas House redistricting map, provided by the office of state representative Trent Ashby of Lufkin: https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XGRmapHouseCourtesyTrentAshby.pdf

Copy and paste the following link to read and download the Texas Senate redistricting map, provided by the office of state representative Trent Ashby of Lufkin: https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XGRmapSenateCourtesyTrentAshby.pdf

Copy and paste the following link to read and download the Texas congressional redistricting map, provided by the office of state representative Trent Ashby of Lufkin: https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XGRmapCongressCourtesyTrentAshby.pdf

There is also a new map for state board of education districts. Copy and paste the following link to read and download the SBOE map, provided by the office of state representative Trent Ashby of Lufkin: https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XGRmapSBOEcourtesyTrentAshby.pdf