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Court redraws 5 Texas congressional districts |
2006-08-05 |
![]() The court's new electoral map fulfills instructions from the U.S. Supreme Court when it ruled in June that a controversial 2003 congressional redistricting by the Texas Legislature was constitutional except for the dilution of Hispanic voting power in the 23rd Congressional District. Most affected by the change, according to political analysts is Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla's 23rd District, which saw the number of Democratic voters increase by 8 percent under the congressional district map issued on Friday. "Under today's court-ordered plan, Bonilla would be favored for reelection, but would not be considered safe," the liberal advocacy group Lone Star Project said in a statement. |
Posted by:Fred |