Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst named his "select committee on redistricting" and put Amarillo Republican Kel Seliger in the chair. Seliger's region is expected to be among the hardest hit on the political maps because of low population growth.

The panel has seven Republicans, including Seliger, and four Democrats, including the vice chairman, Mario Gallegos of Houston. The rest: John Carona, R-Dallas; Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler; Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls; Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen; Joan Huffman, R-Houston; Dan Patrick, R-Houston; Royce West, D-Dallas; Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.