Redistricting bloodletting may finally end
Paul Burka, Texas Monthly political columnist, recently wrote about proposed legislation by Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) to change the way congressional districts are drawn every decade. Instead...
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Let the Rorschach tests (aka redistricting) begin
The census numbers are out finally and, as expected by many, Texas picked up four additional seats in the House of Representatives, bringing our total to 36. We didn’t overtake California but that’s...
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Texas redistricting or a lesson in abstract art
One of the big tasks faced by this session of the Texas legislature is to redraw the various districts of Texas to hopefully adapt to the dynamics of population and political change throughout the...
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Divide and conquer–The Redistricting Way
The redistricting trial finished its closing arguments last week in federal court, with some interesting statements being made by both sides. At stake are not only the boundaries of the current 32...
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Redistricting–there is another way
Yesterday I wrote an entry about how Texas redistricting seems to be developing into sort of a “divide and conquer” strategy by the Republicans to keep the urban districts diluted in such a way as to...
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Some redistricting proposals are out
Today Michael Li, a Dallas attorney who has been heavily involved in the Texas redistricting process, put out the latest information of proposed maps and reasoning by interested parties to...
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Taking Texas politics to the biggest grandstand of all
Texas is a big state and seems to boast about every big thing there is. We have the biggest chicken fried steaks (although everyone has their favorite place serving that slab of arterial blockage), one...
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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act–Do we still need it?
Today Aaron Blake of the Washington Post posted an excellent article entitled “Texas redistricting case: Five things you need to know.” The article is a great read for everyone who may not have been...
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Interesting articles or postings – 12/29/2011
Here’s a list of articles or blog postings I have found interesting from my review of subscriptions today – 12/29/2011. The news covers most of the things I follow including politics, local events,...
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The Butterfly Effect of the GOP presidential race
Amazing how in politics some things somewhat unrelated can have an effect on other things. Kind of a “butterfly effect” in a political sort of way. In this case, it appears the tight race to select a...
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Foolish optimism
The start of my day had an air of optimism to it as I read several accounts by political reporters and pundits around the state that the attorneys for the state and plaintiffs in the Texas...
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Would at-large council seats improve things?
It’s been two years since the 2010 Census and cities in Texas are either finished with or are finishing their realignment of council districts. Houston and Dallas are done, Fort Worth and El Paso are...
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Let the Rorschach tests (aka redistricting) begin
The census numbers are out finally and, as expected by many, Texas picked up four additional seats in the House of Representatives, bringing our total to 36. We didn’t overtake California but that’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Texas redistricting or a lesson in abstract art
One of the big tasks faced by this session of the Texas legislature is to redraw the various districts of Texas to hopefully adapt to the dynamics of population and political change throughout the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Divide and conquer–The Redistricting Way
The redistricting trial finished its closing arguments last week in federal court, with some interesting statements being made by both sides. At stake are not only the boundaries of the current 32...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Redistricting–there is another way
Yesterday I wrote an entry about how Texas redistricting seems to be developing into sort of a “divide and conquer” strategy by the Republicans to keep the urban districts diluted in such a way as to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some redistricting proposals are out
Today Michael Li, a Dallas attorney who has been heavily involved in the Texas redistricting process, put out the latest information of proposed maps and reasoning by interested parties to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taking Texas politics to the biggest grandstand of all
Texas is a big state and seems to boast about every big thing there is. We have the biggest chicken fried steaks (although everyone has their favorite place serving that slab of arterial blockage), one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act–Do we still need it?
Today Aaron Blake of the Washington Post posted an excellent article entitled “Texas redistricting case: Five things you need to know.” The article is a great read for everyone who may not have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interesting articles or postings – 12/29/2011
Here’s a list of articles or blog postings I have found interesting from my review of subscriptions today – 12/29/2011. The news covers most of the things I follow including politics, local events,...
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