Federal judges told redistricting lawyers Friday afternoon to redouble their efforts to reach a quick settlement — by next week — on interim political maps for the state’s congressional and legislative elections.
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Slow Redistricting Curbs Clout of Texas Primary
Pushing the state’s primaries from March back to April (or further) could cheat Texas voters out of a rare chance to choose the next nominee for president.
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Uncharted, Still
Start here: The judges in charge of the redistricting case in Texas haven’t rejected the maps proposed by the state and agreed to by some but not all of the plaintiffs. They simply observed that no deal has been made to satisfy everyone and told everyone to keep talking and get ready for a hearing next week.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 118
On this week’s TribCast, Ben, Ross, Emily and Morgan discuss redistricting, public school accountability testing and the controversy involving Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood.
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AG Offers Political Maps, Says Most Parties Agree
UPDATED: The state unveiled proposed redistricting maps, saying some of the parties in that litigation have signed off on at least some of the lines.
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Redistricting: The Primaries
There’s still that pesky problem after the maps are drawn: When will Texans vote?
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Redistricting: The Court Schedule
In two weeks, the federal judges in San Antonio will be drawing a new set of maps. Between now and then, the lawyers on both sides have a lot of writing and arguing to do.
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Redistricting: Phone a Friend
This week, the redistricting judges in Washington did the judges in San Antonio a favor, telling them the D.C. panel won’t be ruling on its part of the case for a month. The Texans can start drawing maps.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 117
While our fearless host Reeve is away on special assignment, Ben steps in to lead Evan, Ross and special guest star Jake Silverstein (the editor of Texas Monthly) in a discussion on the next state budget, redistricting and campaign finance.
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Jon Stewart, Lou Dobbs Spar Over Texas Redistricting
On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart and guest Lou Dobbs — a native of the Panhandle town of Childress — mixed it up over Texas redistricting.
