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In a split decision, the winner is the Texas GOP. For now.
The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision yesterday (earlier posts here) ordering congressional districts in south Texas redrawn because a 2003 redistricting map orchestrated by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was designed to disenfranchise Hispanic voters so that vulnerable...
DeLay is done
This NY Times article and this WaPo article are reporting that Houston Congressman and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will announce today that he is leaving Congress and pulling out of his ongoing re-election bid. Earlier posts on DeLay's...
SCOTUS agrees to consider Texas redistricting cases
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the controversial 2003 redrawing of Texas congressional districts that Democratic Party officials claim was unconstitutional because it disenfranchised Democratic voters and was improperly designed primarily to ensure the Republican Party's control of...
Scandal in the House of Representatives
This Washington Post editorial examines the scandal that is the self-perpetuating nature of the House of Representatives: Out of 435 House races, incumbents lost only seven -- an even more impressive survival rate than that of two years ago, when...
Texas GOP: please read this
From this Dallas Morning News Editorial (free online subscription required): The GOP Challenge: Can Republicans govern Texas? With school finance blowing up on the GOP leadership in Austin, you have to wonder if Texas Republicans will learn from history. Back...
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