Sherry McCall is the firm’s senior redistricting and GIS specialist. Prior to joining Bickerstaff in 1997, Sherry worked as a GIS and Research Specialist at the Texas Education Agency. Working with the firm’s attorneys and staff, Sherry develops specific client districting plans to assist attorneys in analyzing population, citizenship, projections, voter registration, and Spanish Surname data. In cases involving litigation, she reviews relevant historical elections, develops exhibits, and has extensive experience working with experts. She routinely works with local governments on issues such as annexations, water/wastewater management, precinct realignments, and election preparation. She works closely with staff from the TCEQ, PUC, Secretary of State, Texas Legislative Council, Texas Education Agency, U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
*Not licensed to practice law.
Redistricting/Elections:
Sherry is responsible for all redistricting functions, including operation of mapping in conjunction with Census Bureau data/TIGER Line files to create districting plans that comply with federal statute. She develops and analyzes population data and prepares exhibits. She obtains, reviews, prepares and geocodes voter registration data. Sherry has performed voter analysis in contested elections cases; coded voter registration data to local and state jurisdictions for several Texas counties; and routinely used Census Bureau data sets for analyzing population and demographics.
Sherry has extensive experience working with citizenship data and frequently acquires other data from local, state, and federal governments to use in review of redistricting plans. She serves as a liaison with the Secretary of State’s Elections Division regarding Spanish Surname reporting and voter registration data and has prepared data for experts in voting rights cases.
Water:
Sherry’s responsibilities include obtaining electronic mapping data from local, state, and federal government entities as well as submitting data to state and federal agencies. She prepares CCN maps required for the submission of an application to the PUC. She also serves as a liaison with PUC’s Utilities Mapping Division to resolve any issues regarding CCN applications.
Real Estate:
Sherry prepares maps using county appraisal data, which includes reviewing sites for development. She correlates mapping data from various entities; reviews appraisal district data files and mapping data to analyze growth areas; prepares cost analysis of easement acquisitions for real estate transactions; and reviews legal boundaries for local government entities.
Public Finance:
Sherry prepares bond transcripts for clients to obtain bond insurance.
Schools:
Sherry prepares minor boundary adjustments; utilizes data from the Texas Education Agency’s PEIMs Database; reviews attendance zone boundaries and campus location planning; and works on detachments and annexations for school districts.
