No one saw this coming, right?
Republicans, Democrats and Hispanic rights groups in Texas unveiled competing plans on Friday to rapidly redraw several of the state's Congressional districts. It was the opening salvo in what promises to be a short, fierce battle to reconfigure the political geometry of South Texas.
The United States Supreme Court last month upheld most of the 2003 Republican-led redistricting plan in Texas, but ordered the state to bring the 23rd Congressional District in South and West Texas in line with the Voting Rights Act by adding more Hispanic voters.
There are proposed plans from Republicans, Democrats, interest groups, minority coalitions, Representatives, Attorney Generals, and who knows who else will decide to get in on the fun, as politicians try to draw their opponents out of districts and insure their own reelection and minority groups try to protect their own interests. A three-judge panel will hear arguments on August 3. We'll keep you updated on how this mess gets sorted out.
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