Point Austin: Back to the Color Line

Texas turns back the clock on racial justice

"...prestidigitation it accomplished in the last round of state re-redistricting: ensuring state and congressional control by (white) Republican majorities..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 11/3/10

City Council weighs in on local losses

"...Redistricting was on the mind of two council members the..."

Nov. 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Wentworth to Stand Down?

Travis Co. Senator issues intriguing statement

"...the next session as stillborn due to the scheduled redistricting debacle. It was recently revealed that he'd been eying..."

July 15, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Four More Seats

GOP worries about redistricting motivating anti-DNC namecalling

"...But what's this tizzy really about? Redistricting. To quote the Hands Off Texas website about the..."

Sept. 10, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...Sen. Jeff Went­worth actually pushed for the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission – taking the line-drawing out of the Lege's..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...Bill 315 – which would create a bipartisan congressional redistricting commission to help avoid spectacles like the 2003 re-redistricting..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

What's a Gerrymander?

Rep. King deftly dances around the thorny issue of redistricting

"...knew was going to come up: How to tackle redistricting...."

Jan. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege: Senate Fight

Dems lost the debate on the two-thirds rule, but not without a fight

"...floor." Williams pointed particularly to a mechanism used on redistricting issues in 1981. "That struck me as an issue..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

2009 Lege: Local Delegates Lay Out Agendas

Austin's Lege delegates ready to go back to work

"...lot on renewable energy and education." With the 2010 redistricting bearing down fast, Strama is also bringing back some..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Crunch at Linder

"...District staff turned this into a two-stage proposal. First, redistricting to move 230 children to surrounding schools. This would..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the county's lawsuit that sought to reverse the congression­al redistricting mess of 2003. The redistricting plan has since been..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature

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

"...Congressional District 23 GOP Rep. Henry Bonilla), but similar re-redistricting against African-Americans in North and East Texas is, well,..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Cracking Craddick's Calendar

Judge gives Craddick until Jan. 12 to provide information to court to determine whether his private calendar contains details about public business that would warrant its release under open-records laws

"...period between January and June 2003, as the congressional redistricting showdown was playing out in the Legislature between the..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Election 2006: Control of Congress

Democrats conquer Congress, and even conservative Texas helps out

"...delegation unchanged and incumbents basically unchallenged. Because of court-ordered redistricting, two of the races were special elections requiring a..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the forefront of implementing and defending the GOP's radical re-redistricting assault on democracy. Had he instead stood against it..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the forefront of implementing and defending the GOP's radical re-redistricting assault on democracy. Had he instead stood against it..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the forefront of implementing and defending the GOP's radical re-redistricting assault on democracy. Had he instead stood against it..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in special session to file a brief concerning the re-re-redistricting plans currently under consideration in federal court. See "Point..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Blue Goes Red

The GOP-proposed redistricting map takes another nasty shot at Travis County voters

"...done plenty of silly things on the road to re-redistricting, but as far as I recall they hadn't yet..."

July 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Ben Barnes on Barn Building

"...Politics I can't predict the [Supreme Court decision on redistricting], but I can tell you that, in my opinion,..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Supreme Confusion

The Supreme Court ratifies the Texas GOP majority with a shrug

"...about the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Texas re-redistricting case is that it serves as an official legal..."

July 7, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Tom DeLay Throws in the Towel

Former majority leader feared getting hammered by one of his own redistricting victims.

"...five veteran Democrats; and a new standard for mid-decade redistricting that has thus far withstood judicial scrutiny and currently..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Endorsements

Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"..."health tax"); and they're angry about the corrupt DeLay re-redistricting machinations that created the current District 10 boundaries in..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Supreme Court agreed this week to consider the Texas re-redistricting cases, in four separate appeals of a lower court..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

"...met its burden in showing that the proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect." – December..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Horses Stolen! Barn Door Confirmed Unlocked!

Long suppressed, Department of Justice memorandum recommended that the re-redistricting map forced upon the Legislature by Tom DeLay and his cronies should be rejected, because it did not sufficiently protect the rights of minority Texans

"...professional staff of the division unanimously recommended that the re-redistricting map forced upon the Legislature by DeLay and his..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Senator Farewell

Gonzalo Barrientos steps down from his place as the people's senator

"...to accompany our conversation. The immediate issue was congressional re-redistricting – Barrientos and most of his Democratic colleagues had..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Strama says take the money out of politics and the politics out of redistricting

"...the overall political process – from campaign finance to redistricting – is a real mess...."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 State Stories

Our state leaders bumble through the year

"...5) Still Re-Redistricting: Although we may think of this as last year's..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

District 48

Incumbent is too partisan for moderate district, challenger charges

"...wasted time and taxpayer dollars to carry out DeLay's re-redistricting agenda. White is campaigning on a promise to work..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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