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Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...found." – From the judicial opinion issuing new congressional redistricting maps to correct violations of the Voting Rights Act..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Whack-a-Pol!
Dems come out swinging at Austin's GOP House freshmen
"...into Texans for a Republican Majority, the political action committee formed by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Three..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Partisan bulldogs rule the roost on the House-Senate conference committee aiming to reconcile the two chambers' competing re-redistricting maps...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Opening day of the Lege, redistricting rumors, and Mike Levy vs. Kirk Watson
"...list is campaign finance reform. He also touched on redistricting, already the subject of considerable Capitol buzz...."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City
If George W. Bush ascends to the presidency, who will replace Rick Perry as Lieutenant Governor?
"...Besides appointing committee chairs, determining the order in which pending bills are..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
"...the mayor (still at-large), and establish an "independent citizens redistricting commission." While it's certainly past time for this now..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

Watson's Speech for Preserving Two-Thirds Rule
"State government appears to be more concerned with protecting partisan rule than governing to protect the people"
"...out today, if a partisan bill, such as a redistricting bill or a voter ID bill, is introduced under..."

Jan. 15, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Slicing the Map
Charting single-member possibilities
"..."Redistricting is, frankly, a series of trade-offs," J. Gerry Hebert..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Election 2006
The latest from the campaign trail
"...thank Tom DeLay. In August, portions of the congressional redistricting that he forced upon Lone Star voters was found..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...add your two cents to the Bond Election Advisory Committee's deliberations, at a public hearing at City Hall, 7-10pm...."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Return of the White Woman Dem
After 4-year drought, Donna Howard's swearing in signals Legislative return of rare species in Texas politics
"...targeted and effectively removed from office in the 2001 redistricting dustup. She and Houston Rep. Debra Danburg lost their..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
"...Rolando Rios, arguing for the plaintiffs in the Texas redistricting trial..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Lege
The Democrats file federal lawsuits against the new congressional map.
"...the federal approval of the GOP's newly incarnated congressional re-redistricting map. Spokeswoman Angela Hale says that her boss happily..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Page Two
The Rodriguez and Avellán film team rocks; the guv and Lege do not; waiting on Will Wynn & Company; and in Let Us Now Praise Famous Chroniclers.
"...are engaged in a blindfolded, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey game of congressional redistricting. The same gang celebrated its achievement in overcoming a..."

July 25, 2003 Column by Louis Black

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...can and should vote for Democrat John Courage. After redistricting, Dist. 21 now sprawls up from San Antonio through..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...can and should vote for Democrat John Courage. After redistricting, Dist. 21 now sprawls up from San Antonio through..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...can and should vote for Democrat John Courage. After redistricting, Dist. 21 now sprawls up from San Antonio through..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

Craddick Commits Committees
Some Central Texas Reps feel a sting for opposing the GOP leadership
"...cost him his seat on the House Public Health Committee, even though the veteran lawmaker had selected it as..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Demand and Supply
The CBAC makes its recommendations, and the school board ponders its options
"...stressed that part of the reason for the citizens' committee was that it could bring greater public consultation to..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege
Rose, Dukes rewarded for standing with Craddick
"...his promotion to chairman of the House Human Services Committee, the Dripping Springs Democrat followed the actions of his..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

The Spirit of 76th
The Presidential Card
"...margin early on but wasn't even allowed out of committee in the Senate -- were reportedly killed (directly or..."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
"...because TX-35 has once again morphed in a GOP-controlled redistricting cycle, although the 2021 version has been kinder to..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Hey, at Least Trump Lost!
The best news came last in the longest election ever
"...worked more closely with district administration – on the committee behind the $1 billion 2017 bond program – opposing..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome
Sine die is almost here
"...measure... Lawmakers are still awaiting details on the conference committee version of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines
There's a lot of business to take care of before sine die
"...ever that lawmakers will be back to deal with redistricting, with increasing pressure from Repub­lic­ans to simply adopt the..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Geopolitical Fault Lines
Austin's latest attempt at single-member districts is getting a mixed response
"...plan special interests want," she says. "The Charter Revision [Committee] voted in favor of the 10-1 plan, and we..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Headlines
"...› Council's Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday voted in favor of allowing Austin Pets Alive!..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature

Headlines
"...when they take up House Bill 150, the House redistricting map. As proposed, the new district lines make very..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"..."Austin-centric" 25th Congressional District in the battle over Texas redistricting. The county will be among the plaintiffs to submit..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature

On the Lege: Bombshells and Budget Officers
The Legislature begins to get down to business.
"...to order the first session of the Senate Finance Committee. Bivins began by noting that virtually every state is..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

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