Court will decide on Texas district map soon...latest sleazy play by

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Repukes. They're trying to lump Austin in with San Antonio and get rid of Dogget's seat. And make sure Hispanics are underrepresented. Read the whole article!

AUSTIN, Texas - An attorney for the state argued in court on Thursday that its proposed congressional map would make districts more compact, while plans by Hispanics and Democrats aimed for a partisan edge in the court-ordered revision of Texas districts.

Ted Cruz also told a three-judge federal panel that the state's entry in the court-ordered revision of Texas districts was not meant to target Democrats.

The proposed map would shift Austin, the hometown of longtime Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett (news, bio, voting record), into a district now represented by Rep. Lamar Smith (news, bio, voting record), a San Antonio Republican.

The arguments came as the panel began hearing arguments about how to redraw southwestern Texas congressional districts to restore minority voting power.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_on_el_ho/redistricting_texas