Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My community is the downtown area of Lufkin, Texas. We are a diverse neighborhood and downtown area which could really be served by better sidewalks and bicycle lanes which would enhance both tourism and bicycle and pedestrian safety.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: We are a diverse neighborhood with quite a few churches and a courthouse downtown. Yet, our voting precinct is located on North Timberland or has changed from year to year. This adds an extra layer of difficulty looking up for precincts each year or having to find transportation to vote instead of just walking to the courthouse or nearest church.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: - My community has lots of ditches which need to be cut deeper as the water run over into the streets and yards during heavy rains. - Also, before major storms and ice events, storm drains and ditches need to be cleared. Over the past ten years, I have pulled tires, large pieces of carpet, large branches, concrete, and large amounts of trash and shoveled ice out of street / storm drains to prevent flooding and facilitate proper drainage.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: I am tired of watching police officers disproportionately pull over black and brown people. Police cars are paid for with public funds and should not say, "In God We Trust." Please keep the separation between church and state. Thank you.