We received a good number of press releases yesterday regarding redistricting. Below the jump are statements from: Texas Democratic Party Lone Star Project Congressman Lloyd Doggett MALC Chairman Trey Martinez Fischer Patrick Shearer, Candidate for CD-... »
One more plaintiff has signed on to the Abbott map deal. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus is now joining the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in saying that the state-backed Congressional District 35, a proposed new district t... »
Michael Li reminds us what comes next. The San Antonio court has scheduled a hearing on interim maps and the election schedule for next Wednesday, February 15, with briefs on a broad range of issues due this Friday. That gives the parties a week to con... »
MALDEF, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, has released a statement in favor of AG Greg Abbott's terrible compromise maps. Remember, Abbott has not obtained the support of the NAACP, Wendy Davis, the Travis County Groups, or MALC. M... »
Late last week we heard about the possibility of a settlement agreement in the San Antonio redistricting case that would allow for the creation of interim maps in time to keep the April 3 primary date. The court gave this Friday as a drop dead date for... »
Maybe. A leading player in the state’s redistricting turmoil said this morning he’s hopeful that both sides are closing in on a settlement that will salvage Texas’ April 3 primary. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been meeting with representative... »
While we wait for the Supreme Court to give us some indication of what happens next with our elections – they did not issue an opinion this week – the preclearance trial at the DC federal court got underway. State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, te... »
