Court hearing to weigh combining suits on redistricting

[Nottingham]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2198239

Court hearing to weigh combining suits on redistricting
By CLAY ROBISON
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau

AUSTIN -- Heartened by a pending trial date, lawyers for Texas Democrats and other groups fighting a Republican congressional redistricting plan travel to Marshall today for a preliminary hearing in federal court.

Among the items to be discussed is a proposal by a three-judge federal panel to begin a combined trial of several suits challenging the new map during the week of Dec. 8 in Austin.

"We think it (the trial setting) is good news for Texas, and we think it's good news for our side," said Gerald Hebert, a lawyer for Democrats who are asking the federal panel to block use of the new congressional districts in the 2004 elections.

Hebert said a Dec. 8 trial would give Democrats enough time to prove the redistricting plan is illegal and persuade the court to halt its use before the March 9 primaries.

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Texas Dems haven't given up hope :bounce:

[onebigbadwulf]

1. Anyone

have an image of the new redistricted Texas? From what I hear it looks like a picasso painting.

[baby_bear]

2. Here's a comparison for the Houston area

From http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/special/03/legislature/1897461

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