texas redistricting

Here we go again.  Same song, umpteenth verse.  The Austin American-Statesman reports a panel of federal judges in Washington DC has rejected the redistricting maps drawn up by the Texas legislature last year.

It doesn’t take very many people to win an election in Texas.  The court battle over redistricting is pushing the primaries closer to summertime — creating the real possibility that Texas Republicans will have no say in who their presidential nominee should be. Political observers say this means this year's Texas voter turnout could be even lower than it usually is.

A panel of federal judges say they are troubled by the arguments the state of Texas is offering to defend the process state lawmakers used to redraw state and congressional district voting districts.

After a day of informal but intense negotiations, the Texas Republican and Democratic parties have reached a tentative agreement to move the state’s party primary elections from March 6 to April 3.

A three-judge federal panel has issued a temporary injunction against the state of Texas, saying the state's new redistricting maps cannot be implemented until they are cleared by a federal court in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice says Texas' new voting maps for Congress and the Texas House do not meet federal anti-discrimination requirements, setting up a legal battle that will decide the landscape of future elections in the state.

After months of legal filings and lawyers wrangling, a panel of three federal judges listened to opening arguments Tuesday in a key trial that encompasses several challenges to the state's redistricting maps.

Thanks to new state legislative redistricting maps, Angelina County will be in a different house district for the coming primaries and General election.  This mans State Representative James White of Hillister will no longer serve Angelina County.