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« Reply #775 on: September 08, 2013, 09:15:45 AM »

Texas 2014 elections will proceed on schedule with the maps passed by the Texas legislature.
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« Reply #776 on: September 10, 2013, 09:20:58 AM »

The complaint alleges that changes to the map made in a floor amendment diluted the voter strength of Hispanic voters in the district - a Hispanic opportunity district long represented by State Rep. Lon Burnam - by adding the heavily African-American Como neighborhood back into the district (where it had been prior to 2011).

To accomodate that change, the complaint says the amendment “moves 4,397 individuals out of interim HD 90 and places them into HD 99.” The net effect, according to the complaint, was to reduce Spanish surname voter registration in the district from 51.1% to 50.1%. Meanwhile, the citizen voting age African-American population of the district went from 16.2% to 18.6%.*

The Latino Task Force argues that the changes were made primarily on the basis of race to protect Burnam (an Anglo Democrat), who survived a primary challenge from a Latino candidate in 2012 by a razor thin 159 votes.
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« Reply #777 on: September 10, 2013, 10:53:04 AM »

The complaint alleges that changes to the map made in a floor amendment diluted the voter strength of Hispanic voters in the district - a Hispanic opportunity district long represented by State Rep. Lon Burnam - by adding the heavily African-American Como neighborhood back into the district (where it had been prior to 2011).

To accomodate that change, the complaint says the amendment “moves 4,397 individuals out of interim HD 90 and places them into HD 99.” The net effect, according to the complaint, was to reduce Spanish surname voter registration in the district from 51.1% to 50.1%. Meanwhile, the citizen voting age African-American population of the district went from 16.2% to 18.6%.*

The Latino Task Force argues that the changes were made primarily on the basis of race to protect Burnam (an Anglo Democrat), who survived a primary challenge from a Latino candidate in 2012 by a razor thin 159 votes.
I'm sure the Republicans wanted to protect Burnam.
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« Reply #778 on: May 25, 2017, 08:18:35 PM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no redistricting!


My view is that they should redistrict to fortify TX-07 and TX-32 and draw challengers out. TX-27 shall be a district connecting Nueces County to the populations in Eastern Bexar County. TX-35 shall simply be parts of Travis County.
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« Reply #779 on: May 26, 2017, 09:00:14 AM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no [legislative-driven] redistricting!

Excellent news. The federal judges may have the opportunity to draw a fair map.
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« Reply #780 on: May 26, 2017, 10:10:46 AM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no [legislative-driven] redistricting!
Excellent news. The federal judges may have the opportunity to draw a fair map.
The federal judges drew the current map which has been used for the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections.
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« Reply #781 on: May 26, 2017, 10:34:32 AM »

The legislature should take the opportunity to end the baconmander in South Texas. Just make one district from the Northern edges, and fatten the bases. Compactness, not race, would be the motivating factor.
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« Reply #782 on: May 27, 2017, 07:49:42 AM »

The legislature should take the opportunity...


The legislature is passing on redistricting. If any maps are drawn, it will be by the federal courts.
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« Reply #783 on: May 27, 2017, 09:16:27 AM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no [legislative-driven] redistricting!
Excellent news. The federal judges may have the opportunity to draw a fair map.
The federal judges drew the current map which has been used for the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections.

Which they struck down...
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« Reply #784 on: May 27, 2017, 09:53:26 AM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no [legislative-driven] redistricting!
Excellent news. The federal judges may have the opportunity to draw a fair map.
The federal judges drew the current map which has been used for the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections.

Which they struck down...
No, they struck down the maps the legislator drew in 2011.  But the courts did use several of those districts in the map they drew, which one or two were thrown out.
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« Reply #785 on: May 28, 2017, 12:03:28 PM »

The legislature should take the opportunity...


The legislature is passing on redistricting. If any maps are drawn, it will be by the federal courts.

So we'll probably have court-drawn maps for 2018, no?
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« Reply #786 on: May 28, 2017, 02:45:14 PM »

The legislature should take the opportunity...
The legislature is passing on redistricting. If any maps are drawn, it will be by the federal courts.
Any map drawn by a federal court must be consistent with what the legislature has drawn. Don't you remember in 2012 when the SCOTUS struck down the map drawn by the federal judges?
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« Reply #787 on: May 28, 2017, 04:52:52 PM »

So the state of Texas has decided that there will be no [legislative-driven] redistricting!
Excellent news. The federal judges may have the opportunity to draw a fair map.
The federal judges drew the current map which has been used for the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections.

Which they struck down...
When did they do that?


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« Reply #788 on: May 28, 2017, 05:05:52 PM »

The legislature should take the opportunity...


The legislature is passing on redistricting. If any maps are drawn, it will be by the federal courts.

So we'll probably have court-drawn maps for 2018, no?
There has not been a trial yet. If the court has already prepared maps, that would be a violation of due process, no?

The trial on the maps that were imposed by the court in 2012, ratified by the legislature in 2013, and used in 2012, 2014, and 2016 is scheduled for this summer.

The court asked if Texas wanted to draw yet another set of maps - perhaps so they wouldn't have to rule on the legality of the maps that they imposed. Remember that one judge on the three-judge panel says that once they ruled on the 2011 maps, the case should have been closed. There is a possibility that the court no longer has jurisdiction. On appeal to the SCOTUS that will be an issue.

In any event, Texas would be expected to draw a new map pre-assuming what the decision of a trial court will be for what has not yet been tried. Given the appeal to the SCOTUS it is not clear whether that can be done before 2018. Perhaps 2020.
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« Reply #789 on: May 29, 2017, 08:17:01 AM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/
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« Reply #790 on: May 29, 2017, 12:16:52 PM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/

Huh? Did you read the article?
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« Reply #791 on: May 29, 2017, 05:22:14 PM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/

Huh? Did you read the article?


I encourage you to read the article, Jim.
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« Reply #792 on: May 29, 2017, 05:55:29 PM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/

Huh? Did you read the article?


I encourage you to read the article, Jim.

Which Republican legislators were mentioned in the article?
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« Reply #793 on: May 29, 2017, 08:12:16 PM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/

Huh? Did you read the article?


I encourage you to read the article, Jim.

Which Republican legislators were mentioned in the article?

Aha, now I see the goal of the the Socratic dialogue—it's Republican legislators from Texas in the U.S. Congress who are crapping their pants about the courts redrawing the map.

Randy Weber is one of the Republican legislators quoted in the article. 
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« Reply #794 on: May 29, 2017, 11:26:04 PM »

Jim, your disagreement is with the Republicans in the TX legislature who fear the courts will fix TX's Congressional map if they don't draw a legally passable map themselves. I'm struggling to reconcile their worry with your posts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/texas-republicans-congress-hope-special-session/

Huh? Did you read the article?


I encourage you to read the article, Jim.

Which Republican legislators were mentioned in the article?

Aha, now I see the goal of the the Socratic dialogue—it's Republican legislators from Texas in the U.S. Congress who are crapping their pants about the courts redrawing the map.

Randy Weber is one of the Republican legislators quoted in the article. 
Randy Weber is not in the Texas legislature. The other congressman quoted, Bill Flores, says that lawyers have all kinds of opinions.
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« Reply #795 on: May 30, 2017, 04:01:33 PM »

Randy Weber is not in the Texas legislature. The other congressman quoted, Bill Flores, says that lawyers have all kinds of opinions.


The Texas Congressional delegation is famous for being very aggressive in helping out their fellow Republicans. Indeed, the proposed map in 2011 adheres to the guidelines stated by Joe Barton that Republicans rightfully deserve more seats. He weakened his own district.
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« Reply #796 on: June 05, 2017, 12:40:54 PM »

Democrats See New Opportunities in Texas Redistricting Case

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-see-new-opportunities-texas-redistricting-case

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« Reply #797 on: June 05, 2017, 12:49:52 PM »


The decision today about North Carolina only increases the possibility of Texas being forced to redo their maps.
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