Top 10 State Stories: Farewell to Ann, fungoo to Cheney

"...years, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that blatant racial gerrymandering against Hispanics is unconstitutional (a ruling that ended in..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

District 23 Run-Off Today

"...you remember the shameless redistricting that occurred in 2003, gerrymandering done solely to appease then-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom..."

Dec. 12, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

Letters @ 3AM

Democrats may vote for laws like the PATRIOT Act that gut the Bill of Rights, but Democrats do not initiate laws that abolish our freedoms – an important distinction.

"...our republic behaved like a republic. The people overcame gerrymandering and a $100 million GOP spending advantage to repudiate..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...Chavez's opinions of an egocentric power monger who used gerrymandering, media manipulation, and voter fraud to steal the last..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column

7-Eleven's Political Grandstanding

"...Chavez's opinions of an egocentric power monger who used gerrymandering, media manipulation, and voter fraud to steal the last..."

Sept. 28, 2006 Postmarks

Election 2006

"...make such a nefarious list? Thank Tom DeLay. The gerrymandering that the now-disgraced former congressman and House majority leader..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Democrats Get a Boost From Court Redistricting

District 25 will now be more rooted in Travis County, yet also more conservative

"...Texas won't have to endure this type of political gerrymandering any time in the near future." – Kimberly ReevesLloyd..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Stevens' dissenting opinion. The majority decided that while race-based gerrymandering is unconstitutional, doing so solely for partisan gain is..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Texas case, and mid-decade redistricting in particular, constituted partisan gerrymandering. On the other hand, the court was troubled by..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

DeLay's 'Seat'

"...a U.S. representative until DeLay "stole" his seat by gerrymandering Lampson's district. But I'm confident that District Attorney Ronnie..."

April 6, 2006 Postmarks

Drastic Misdunderstanding of Conservative Thought

March 10, 2006 Postmarks

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...– but it does do a great job of gerrymandering one more majority-wealthy school out of a 58% poor..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Kinky's a Nice Guy, but Governor?

"...Austin on March 1 to defend DeLay in the gerrymandering trial. Disenfranchised voters stand a chance to get rid..."

Feb. 20, 2006 Postmarks

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Libby indictment evokes more scapegoating and hypocrisy from the right

"...called three special sessions in order to ram though gerrymandering detrimental to Texas, they gave up on school finance..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Tomstown Hits the Fan

Felony indictments handed down in GOP campaign cash scandal

"...in Tom Craddick's election as speaker and Tom DeLay's gerrymandering, appears to have been widespread and coordinated among several..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Cracking Austin Democracy

The Republican re-redistricting plan radically split Central Texas communities

"...touch, this re-redistricting specifically targeted incumbents, unlike the 1991 gerrymandering committed by Democrats. DeLay was especially committed to pushing..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...Support) is some seriously nutty (excuse the pun) anagrammatic gerrymandering unless you are also clued into the fact that..."

July 16, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

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"...first time felt the effect of the recent Republican gerrymandering of U.S. congressional districts. Lloyd Doggett has been my..."

March 19, 2004 Column

Gerrymandered Out of Representation

"...first time felt the effect of the recent Republican gerrymandering of U.S. congressional districts. Lloyd Doggett has been my..."

March 11, 2004 Postmarks

The Rest of the Races

"...its members via e-mail, "This is not democracy. It's gerrymandering at its worst, and yet another attempt by the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature

Not as Good a Democrat as I

"...Democratic principles that were trampled during this year's Republican gerrymandering. If Jan Soifer is truly a good Democrat who..."

Feb. 11, 2004 Postmarks

What's at Stake?

The federal redistricting trial will reverberate through national politics for years.

"...to [in redistricting], all in the name of 'partisan gerrymandering.'"..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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The very nature of the police's job should earn more consistent praise, but at the same time it demands monitoring.

"...Soifer's role was as a lawyer, rather than a gerrymandering, disenfranchising mapping specialist. Within reason, in fact, the notion..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Here Come the Judges

The federal court takes up the Texas congressional re-redistricting case.

"...Pennsylvania redistricting case concerning the theoretical limits of partisan gerrymandering. The Department of Justice has until Dec. 22 for..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

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Contemplating the devastating effects of redistricting on democracy and the transformational effects of knowing Ondine and Ed Lowry.

"...of that time, with so few Republicans elected that gerrymandering wasn't even needed for control. Over the last couple..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Do the Travis Three-Way

"...U.S. Supreme Court has signaled its restlessness with blatant gerrymandering that sacrifices obvious community interest to supposed racial abstractions...."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...to increase a party's power through redistricting is called gerrymandering -- this is illegal, and this has occurred...."

May 23, 2003 Column

Charting the Maps

"...But the gerrymandering argument is a canard that can be dispelled in..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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