A week from Monday, lawyers, reporters and other interested parties will herd into a now-familiar federal courthouse in San Antonio as the next phase of the redistricting fight begins.
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Politics
Analysis: Down the Ballot, Few Races in November
Political mapmakers have moved most of the real competition for congressional and legislative races in Texas to the March primaries. The November general elections will feature only a dozen or so real contests on the ballot.
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Abbott and Davis Fight Before Fight Begins
They haven’t even won their respective primaries yet, but the leading candidates for Texas governor — Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis — are engaged in a bitter fight in federal court. It’s not over who should be governor. It’s about money — and bragging rights.
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Voting Rights Dispute Enters Another Round
Texas Republicans and Democrats are still at odds over voter ID and redistricting, but the venue has changed and now it’s the Republicans on defense.
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Politics
Judges: 2014 Primaries Can Use Maps Approved This Summer by Lege
The state’s 2014 primaries will be held using the congressional and legislative maps approved this summer by lawmakers during a special session, a federal panel of judges in San Antonio ruled Friday.
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Demographics
MALC Asks State to Pay Fees for Capitol Staffer
A legislative staffer is claiming the state owes him thousands of dollars in legal fees for his role in a redistricting lawsuit he worked on for up to 16 hours a day while still collecting a salary as a full-time state employee.
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31 Days, 31 Ways (2013)
Redistricting Plan Set, But Legal Debate Isn’t Over
Lawmakers passed a new set of congressional and legislative maps in their first special session. Redistricting has been a long and contentious process, and it is probably far from over. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Demographics
Playing “Simon Says” With Political Maps
The state says anyone who disagrees with election law changes ought to prove there is a problem in court. The federal government and others want the state to prove there are no problems before those laws ever take effect.
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Politics
For Abbott, a Legal Fight and a Political Bonanza
The newest legal battle over voting rights in Texas could go either way in court, but for Attorney General Greg Abbott, it’s a golden opportunity to square off with a Democratic administration in Washington, D.C., that is far from popular in Texas.
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Criminal Justice
Justice Department Seeks to Restore Voting Law Restrictions on Texas
The U.S. Justice Department will seek to once more require that a federal court approve Texas’ controversial voter ID law, despite a Supreme Court ruling that such a practice is outdated.
