Steve Bickerstaff (1946–2019) was an attorney who initially was with the State of Texas as Parliamentarian of the State Senate, Director of the State Office of Constitutional Research, and Assistant Attorney General. During much of this time, Steve was also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Law School teaching constitutional law and voting rights. Steve authored six books and at least twenty-four law review articles and chapters in law anthologies. Most of those writings are about election issues.
C. Robert (Bob) Heath is an attorney in Austin, Texas. He has advised the Legislature and many local jurisdictions on redistricting and has been counsel in multiple redistricting cases, including some discussed in this book.