The White Overlord Playbook: A Modern Racist Agenda In Tarrant County
The sinister strategy behind Tarrant County’s redistricting.
Under the leadership of Judge Tim O’Hare and Commissioner Manny Ramirez, Tarrant County’s redistricting plan is less about fair representation and more about cementing Republican control by systematically diluting the political power of Black, Latino, and marginalized communities. It’s a classic case of racial gerrymandering masquerading as administrative necessity.
If you live in Tarrant County, you should pay attention. This fight is about whether Black and Brown voices will continue to matter in one of the most diverse counties in Texas. The Republican majority has decided that diversity is a problem, and they’re aiming to fix it the old-fashioned way, by erasing it from the political landscape.
The power grab.
A redistricting effort in Tarrant County can only be described as calculated and ruthless. Under the pretense of administrative necessity, the Republican Judge and Commissioners have set a mid-decade redistricting process in motion. Only four public hearings were allowed for a county of over two million people, all crammed into a single week.
The public hearings have been little more than a formality, an opportunity for county officials to check the “community input” box without actually listening. Meanwhile, the legal team hired to draft these maps, paid tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars, has remained conspicuously absent, sending a clear message that public feedback was never really the point.
Why Now?
Tarrant County’s last redistricting occurred after the census in 2021, and no significant population shifts have happened since then. The existing maps already balance the population across precincts within the acceptable variance.
Yet here we are, just a few years later, O’Hare suddenly insisting that redistricting is essential. What changed? Just the political landscape, namely, the growing influence of Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities who have started to make his presence felt in local elections.

The real motivation?
O’Hare and Ramirez are redrawing maps because they’re scared. The current maps leave open the possibility of Tarrant County flipping blue. These proposed changes are less about population balance and more about maintaining a Republican stronghold.
By packing communities of color into fewer precincts or splitting them into predominantly white districts, they effectively dilute minority voting power. It’s an old trick, one that’s been used across the South for generations to keep Black and Brown voices from having any real influence. The goal here is to maintain a Republican majority on the commission court (3-2) even if the county itself shifts to a more Democratic voter base.
They’re trying to rig the game to ensure they keep winning, regardless of what the people want. In short, this is about consolidating power, silencing dissent, and ensuring that communities of color remain politically neutered for the foreseeable future.
The proposed redistricting maps are a deliberate attack on minority voting power.
These maps fracture historically Black and Latino communities, pulling them out of districts where their votes have an impact and lumping them into predominantly white, conservative areas.
During the public hearings, community members spoke candidly about the harm these maps would cause. Jay Sarro Nvary Jr., president of the Fort Worth chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, drew chilling parallels between Tarrant County’s proposed maps and the racial gerrymandering of his home state of Louisiana. Political boundaries have been drawn there to ensure that Black voices remain peripheral. “A Black man from the South is used to district lines drawn to choke out progress, resources, school districts, drown voices, and kill neighborhoods and communities,” Nvary said, calling out the blatant targeting of marginalized areas.
Another speaker, Pamela Young, put it bluntly: the new maps are designed to dilute the influence of both Black and Latino communities. She challenged those supporting the redistricting to acknowledge the truth of its impact of silencing communities that have fought hard for their voices to be heard.
Historical Echoes:
If this all sounds familiar, it’s because it is. The practice of “cracking” (dividing minority populations into multiple districts to weaken their influence) and “packing” (cramming minority voters into a single district to minimize their presence elsewhere) dates back to the Jim Crow era. It was then that white political leaders systematically redrew lines to suppress Black political power. Now, more than a century later, Tarrant County’s leaders are attempting to resurrect the same tactics, cloaked in the language of administrative necessity.
Beyond the racial targeting, the entire process reeks of disrespect and contempt for the communities that will be most affected. Unlike Fort Worth’s recent redistricting process, which was transparent, participatory, and community-focused, Tarrant County’s approach has been anything but.
Speakers pointed out that Tarrant County officials failed to provide critical demographic data, ignored requests for mapping software to allow community members to create their proposals, and hosted hearings in intentionally inconvenient places for affected populations. The firm hired to draft the maps, a private company paid with taxpayer dollars, didn’t even bother to attend the hearings.

PILF (Public Interest Legal Foundation).
This group has a long, ugly history of defending racially motivated gerrymandering and pushing voter suppression tactics under the guise of “election integrity.”
PILF has made a name for itself by targeting communities of color and advocating for policies that strip away voting rights, often by manipulating data to allege voter fraud where none exists. Their presence at the Tarrant County hearings should have been a red flag to anyone who believes in fair representation. Instead, Judge O’Hare and Commissioner Ramirez welcomed PILF’s involvement, signaling bad faith from the start.
It’s just one more item in a growing list of actions by O’Hare that reveal a clear agenda of anti-Black and anti-Latino policies.
For example, in 2023, O’Hare blocked funding for Girls Inc. His rationale was thinly veiled concerns about budget priorities. As many community members pointed out, the real reason was denying resources to programs that empower marginalized youth.
Then, there’s Republicans’ recent effort to remove polling places from minority-serving colleges, under the pretense of logistical efficiency. The reality? They wanted to make voting harder for young Black and Latino voters. These are calculated moves, all aimed at maintaining white, conservative power in a county that’s becoming more diverse.
It’s not politics. It’s racism.
To dismiss this power grab as just “politics as usual” is to ignore the undeniable racial motivations driving it. Gerrymandering, in this context, is an instrument of racial suppression. By fracturing and isolating communities of color, these maps are designed to ensure that Republican power remains unchallenged, even as demographic shifts suggest a more progressive future.
This is bigotry dressed up as governance. It’s about ensuring that minority voters are rendered powerless, unable to influence elections or advocate for their communities. The core of this redistricting effort is not just about maintaining political dominance; it’s about reasserting white control over a changing county.

🚨🚨🚨 Calls to action.
The community is organizing. Mobilization plans are already in place to ensure that the voices heard at these hearings translate into sustained action.
Community members are urging every concerned resident to show up in force at the County Commissioner Meetings on May 20 and June 3 and make it clear that this blatant attempt to erase Black and Latino political power will not be tolerated.
Tarrant County is the linchpin in the state’s shifting political landscape. As one of the last major urban counties still holding onto a Republican majority, Tarrant’s flip from red to blue would be monumental. If Tarrant County turns blue, Texas could follow suit.
Tarrant County is the battleground where Texas’ future is being fought. If the GOP can cement its control here, it will maintain its grip on the state. But if the community fights back and wins, it could signal the beginning of the end for Republican dominance in Texas politics.
Show Up at the Meetings: Mark your calendar for the crucial County Commissioner meetings on May 20 and June 3. Be there. Bring your friends, your family, and your neighbors. Make it clear that we see through their power grab and won’t stand for it.
Call Your Commissioners: Demand they vote against the proposed redistricting maps. Make your voice heard.
Mobilize Your Community: Organize carpools, rally your neighbors, and ensure a strong presence at the meetings.
Donate to Local Legal Funds: Support grassroots organizations fighting gerrymandering in court. Every dollar counts.
Vote the Overlords Out: When Election Day comes, remember who tried to silence you and cut your community off from the political process. Organize, mobilize, and vote out every single one of them.
We’re fighting for the soul of democracy in Tarrant County. This is about power, race, and the future of our community. If we don’t push back now, our voices will be erased.
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the sound of silence....if it makes anyone feel better.......R's roll over D's in TC just like they are going to do statewide on the medicaid cuts.
not a work from Sudder or Already quit ......veseay dead silent
maybe a constable somewhere has an opinion
whose on CNN...R- Gonzales promising it will only hurt poor people...he remains unchallenged since about 2PM CST
can we go ahead and call it : DOA TDP