David Méndez to Speak at Annual Education and Policy Conference

BHDA attorney David Méndez will be a guest panelist during an afternoon session on March 4^th at the annual Texas Conference of Urban Counties Education & Policy Conference. The three-day conference is scheduled for March 3-5, 2021 in Austin.

Mr. Mendez, along with fellow guest panelist Joan Huffman, Chair of the Senate Special Committee on Redistricting, will provide conference attendees with an in-depth look at the redistricting responsibilities of Texas counties for 2021, a review of counties’ obligations in balancing commissioner precincts, and a recommended timeline for the process. The panel presentation will also address how municipal and ISD redistricting along with the state and congressional redistricting impact counties’ efforts to create effective election precincts.

With nearly 30 years of experience in redistricting and voting rights issues, Mr. Méndez regularly advises counties, cities, colleges, and school districts in these areas. He is often invited to speak and write about these topics as well. Since late 2019, Mr. Méndez has presented a number of redistricting programs for organizations including the Texas Association of Community College Attorneys, the Texas City Attorneys Association, and the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. He also spoke at last year’s Texas Conference of Urban Counties Education & Policy Conference in El Paso. In addition, Mr. Méndez is the author or co-author of redistricting articles that were published in 2020 for Texas Town & City magazine and Thomson Reuters Legal.

For more information on the Texas Conference of Urban Counties and the programs they offer, please visit their website.