'Gerrymander Memorial'

"...I propose we initiate a competition to design the "Gerrymander Memorial," to be placed on the exact spot where..."

Jan. 26, 2004 Postmarks

What's a Gerrymander?

Rep. King deftly dances around the thorny issue of redistricting

"...House's Redistricting Committee, King delicately stepped around the last gerrymandering and the massive legal fall-out that resulted. "I'm assuming..."

Jan. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin

Latest gerrymander reflects Capitol contempt for capital

"...if that's what it takes to outfox the GOP gerrymander. He told the Chronicle's Lee Nichols that the latest..."

June 3, 2011 News Column by Michael King

No Regrets for a Disappointed Doherty

Larry Joe Doherty didn't win the race, but he made it winnable, which was no small feat

"...campaign ever run by a Democrat in the post-2003 gerrymandered Congressional District 10 still wasn't enough...."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 10 State Stories

"...2) Your Gerrymander Looks Ill House Democratic Caucus Leader Jim Dunnam thought..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Supremes v. Texas

The future of U.S. politics may become, "Vote for Show, Map for Dough"

"...map between 1991 – date of the nefarious "Democratic gerrymander" – and 2003, when DeLay, Tom Craddick, David Dewhurst,..."

March 10, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

The plaintiffs seek a stay of the new map from the Supreme Court

"...to overrule the map as a middecade "extreme partisan gerrymander"; that it misread legal precedent concerning the Voting Rights..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Texas House: The Travis Delegation

Can Ana Jordan put a Democrat back in the HD 47 seat?

"...Ana Jordan, his Dem­o­cratic challenger, Workman's job security through gerrymandering ill-serves his constituents, Democrat and Repub­lic­an. "If we can..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Task Force to Abbott: Don't Mess With Texas

Minority and voter representation advocates deplore AG's stalling

"...to throw those maps out and go with the gerrymander that lawmakers shoved through last session...."

Nov. 30, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Carole's Greatest Hits

When Strayhorn was Rylander on the LRB, she screwed Travis County

"...the newly empowered Texas Republican majority in order to gerrymander a GOP congressional majority, it slithered into law only..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Capturing the Dragon

Two Dem Challengers contend for CD 10

"...2003 it was completely reshaped by Tom DeLay's infamous gerrymandering to effectively disenfranchise Austinites. Rather than encompassing the eastern..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...'Gerrymander Memorial'..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column

Why We are Here -- Working to Defend Texas

The "quorum-busting" Democrats defend their actions.

"...Because DeLay's gerrymander splits cities and fractures traditional communities of interestólike the..."

May 16, 2003 News Column

Capitol Chronicle

Farewell to Phil Gramm, the journalist's best friend.

"...legendary status among reporters: hence the honorific which, like "gerrymander," will survive him...."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Drunkenness, Affordability, and the Big Lie

"...as a Republican in a district he helped controversially gerrymander last year, he's almost certain to be reelected to..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...been America's tragic poster child for the depredations of gerrymandering for two decades now, ever since Tom DeLay –..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: For Team Blue, So Much Green

More money, more voters for Texas Democrats aiming to flip the state House

"...Voter suppression, it's what they do. They also gerrymander, drawing a map that gave them a 40-seat advantage..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

After Three Years Dem Congressional Nominee Julie Oliver May Seal the Deal

The Road Warrior of Texas Congressional District 25

"...Even compared to other GOP gerrymanders, TX-25 is a crazy mishmash of disparate communities of..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Key Races on the November Ballot

A quick guide to the biggest contests to tide you over until endorsements

"...safe) but are bullish on four, as the GOP gerrymander is trampled by the suburban stampede to the left...."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...progressive issues. In this San Marcos to Ft. Worth gerrymander, Sloan has anchored her campaign by Central Texas canvassing,..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

Headlines

"...Partisan Gerrymander: On Tuesday, a panel of North Carolina state judges..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...long history of intentionally discriminating against minority voters through gerrymandered maps, are gearing up to cling to power with..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Live Election Night Results & Updates

The latest from the polls and candidate watch parties

"...McCaul has never been seriously challenged in the heavily gerrymandered district – “but that’s not much consolation right now...."

Nov. 6, 2018 News Post by News Staff

TX-10: Mike Siegel vs. Michael McCaul

"Restoring common decency"

"...think. "Because he's had it so easy with the gerrymander, McCaul's not had to cultivate much love or support..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

TX-17: Rick Kennedy vs. Bill Flores

"Kitchen-table issues"

"...hopes I'll disappear and he'll ride incumbency and the gerrymander into another two-year term."..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

SCOTUS Takes Up Texas Gerrymandering

Doggett, Farenthold's districts to be questioned

"...The racially gerrymandered Republican-drawn maps have been the subject of several court..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Debates: Davis Raises, Abbott Sticks

Dem attacks GOPer for limited schedule and bypassing big cities

"...deeply Democratic area, then grumbling that the GOP couldn't gerrymander a GOP district for him.)..."

May 21, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Fun Begins

The city redistricting simmer reaches the boiling point

"...neighborhood advocates who believe the proposed central city districts gerrymander big areas and clumsily cobble together distinct neighborhoods that..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Council Districts: Best-Laid Plan Gets Bumpy

Map-drawing plans leave many dismayed

"...on purpose, but in essence District 7 is a gerrymander," he said...."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Point Austin: A Moment of Celebration

It's a long road, but we can walk it together

"...of the notorious "voter ID" law, and the radically gerrymandered district maps are now de facto state law...."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Michael King

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